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Milestone Recovery will nearly double its capacity to 30 beds. The new $3.1 million facility near the Jetport will complement Milestone's current medically-monitored withdrawal program in downtown Portland.
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While lawmakers will return to the State House next week to take up the governor’s vetoes, the 131st Legislature has already left its imprint on some of the issues and challenges confronting the state.
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The Maine Republican Party is among a small number of state parties that have included "Defend the Guard" language in their platforms, although no state legislature has adopted the proposal.
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The governor says she was deeply conflicted about the three-day waiting period proposal and that the ban on so-called bump stocks was too broad.
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Residents will vote next month on an ordinance that would require all short-term rental units to be registered with the town. Properties would have to be permitted and subject to inspections and fees.
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Jon Hough and his partner Lin Brown had been looking for housing ever since they moved into a short term rental in Yarmouth six months ago.
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About 50 nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias are planning a two-day strike starting Tuesday.
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An insurance group ranks Maine 14th among the 18 East Coast and Gulf Coast states that need to prepare buildings for possible hurricanes.
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A Democratic leader in the Maine House says the Pine Tree State should consider changing how it awards presidential electors in order to counter-balance a similar potential change in Nebraska.
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Club founder says "Hearts of Pine" is inspired by the Portland Valentine Bandit and the Maine state tree.
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Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
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The Bureau of General Services has upheld the decision to award transportation contracts for Medicaid patients to an out-of-state company.