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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Maine lawmakers consider expanding Supreme Judicial Court’s ability to review sentences
L.D. 363 would allow anyone convicted of a crime to appeal their sentence to the Maine Sentencing Review Panel.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Mishandling of evidence by police leads to dismissal of kidnapping, sexual assault charges against Winthrop man
In a plea deal struck Thursday, Jon L. Westerlund was instead sentenced to nine months in prison on an aggravated assault charge.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Higher fines for violating hands-free driving law attract fans, key detractors
Though a state police lieutenant says more needs to be known about the existing law's effectiveness, supporters of increasing the fine to $500 say the current $50 penalty for handling a cellphone while driving fails as a deterrent.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Victorian era remains found in Sanford identified after 6-year search
Working with the DNA Doe Project, local historians have identified the remains are those of Edith Patten, a 24-year-old woman who died of tuberculosis in 1891.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
School librarians fight legislation to ban books considered obscene
A bill to make public schools subject to Maine's anti-obscenity law has inspired librarians to organize to protect access to books and other materials.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Former Maine man facing prison in Michigan is now accused of faking a robbery in Virginia
Chester Dunican faces several new charges after allegedly shooting himself this month and falsely reporting that he was robbed.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
New bill would grant towns more power in reducing speed limits
The Legislature's Joint Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on L.D. 527, which would give towns power to create low-speed bicycle-pedestrian zones without approval from the Maine Department of Transportation.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Two-car crash in Woolwich results in serious injuries, sheriff cites dangerous driving
Two cars collided head-on when one driver attempted to pass another vehicle in the snow on Route 127 in Woolwich early Tuesday.
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