Measure would end syringe exchange limits
Currently, Maine has a “one for one” law. LD 1909 abolishes the one for one rule that people can only get one clean syringe for each used syringe returned and no more than 10 syringes at a time.
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Sexual assault charges filed
ELLSWORTH — A man sent to prison Jan. 6 for attempted murder and other charges in a December 2020 Trenton robbery has been charged with a dozen counts of gross sexual assault. Penobscot County Deputy District Attorney Mark Rucci said half of the charges are Class A and half are Class B. “Basically, Larry Smith …
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Walmart will provide data to city assessor
Walmart seeks to cut the assessed value of the Ellsworth store from $20.1 million to $10 million. At stake is as much as $180,000 in property tax for 2017 and each year forward.
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Acadia tops 4 million estimated visits in ’21
For the entire year of 2021, the estimated number of visits was 52.5 percent higher than in the previous year.
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Loaves & Fishes supersizes its operation with purchase of future Rte. 1 location
A 5,000-square-foot community garden is planned at the front of the building in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardeners. Clients will take home harvested vegetables and some produce will be available inside the market and used for cooking demonstrations in the building’s teaching kitchen.
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Telehealth expands local patient options
ELLSWORTH — While two years of the COVID-19 pandemic has limited options across all areas of life, for medical visits the options have increased. Part of the “new normal” is speaking to your doctor, physician’s assistant or nurse over a computer screen or phone, part of the rise of telehealth services in Hancock County and …
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Board orders evaluation of Ellsworth physician
The state board received a first complaint against Nass on Oct. 26, 2021.
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Murray takes the reins as Mariaville fire chief
As a firefighter, Murray is certified as Firefighter I and II, and is one of three firefighters in the department who are certified for interior firefighting.
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EHS grad wins Netflix competition
“I had to take a leap of faith,” he said. So, he began creating trophies for professional racing, race car replicas, custom gifts and even roses for Valentine’s Day full time in his Cold Hart Art studio.
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Pandemic forecast uncertain
Factors contributing to the course of the pandemic include the evolution of the virus and variants that emerge.
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Council OKs premium pay for all city employees
With $1,000 premium pay already approved for about 28 police and fire department personnel, the total cost of the employee payout is roughly $85,000 to $90,000.
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Trenton shooter to serve eight years
Before the sentencing, Smith pleaded no contest to the charge of attempted murder as well as no contest to one count each of elevated aggravated assault and robbery.