Executive Branch
The governor heads the executive branch of Maine government, which is composed of the Executive Department and the various specialized departments. (The other branches are the judicial and the...
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Mental Health and Mental Retardation
This was the name of the former Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, now merged with the Department of Health and Human Services. (Even earlier its functions were embedded in the old...
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Prior to 1975 known as the Department of Health and Welfare, the mission of this executive department is to protect and preserve the health and welfare of Maine citizens. More recently known as the...
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Prison, Maine State in Thomaston
was closed in February of 2002 after 178 years of housing inmates. In 1823, construction of the prison was approved by the Legislature. It was opened officially in July, 1824 to serve as a penitentiary...
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Historic Preservation Commission, Maine
The Commission is responsible for the identification, evaluation, and protection of Maine’s significant cultural resources as directed by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. It is located...
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Public Reserved Lands
Richardson Pond in Adamstown Township from Richardson Pond Road in Lincoln Plantation (2018) History “Maine’s “Public Reserved Lands” have a unique history. Separate from the state park system and...
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