A bill to allow possession of small amounts of psilocybin came close to passing, but was ultimately rejected by lawmakers.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine police agencies are seeking accreditation. What does that mean?
The goal of the program is building trust with communities that police departments serve.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine professor wins $1M grant to take a new look at old plants
The open source computer model that Jose Meireles is developing will use genetic analysis and reflective light to study already collected plants, saving field and lab time and money and protecting rare plants from destruction.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
State warns of widespread text scam
The message claimed to be from the ‘Department of Motor Vehicles,’ which doesn’t exist in Maine, and prompted recipients to provide payment information.
Posted inMaine
Lewiston mother sues Androscoggin County jail, medical contractor for son’s 2023 death
Trevor Saunders died of pneumonia at the jail in 2023. His mother says the jail and its medical staff ignored his pain and cries for help.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill to amend medically assisted suicide law draws emotional debate from Maine lawmakers
The proposal to allow doctors to waive the waiting period for terminally ill patients to receive life-ending medication was rejected by 1 vote in the Senate after getting initial approval in the House last week.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Demolition begins ahead of DeWitt housing development in downtown Lewiston
The demolition will raze two buildings along Pine Street, including one formerly owned by the Sun Journal that at one time was the site of the DeWitt hotel.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Madrid Township bridge to be replaced over summer
The bridge over Orbeton Stream on Reeds Mill Road will be closed from about July 7 through Sept. 10.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, The Franklin Journal
More pros than cons for Wilton-Jay police collaboration, chiefs say
‘We need public input,’ Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Monday at the first meeting of the Jay-Wilton Police Collaboration Committee. ‘There are going to be a lot of steps to get where we want to go.’