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A Stockton Springs mother was sentenced to 47 years in prison Tuesday at the Waldo Judicial Center for beating her 3½-year-old son, Maddox Williams, to death in June 2021.
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There are questions about how deeply lawmakers should delve and whether they should have access to confidential case information.
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The new law lengthens the ombudsman's tenure from one to five years and gives the ombudsman power to hire more staff, among other things.
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The boy is one of four Maine children allegedly killed by a parent since early June, prompting a fresh round of scrutiny for the state’s child welfare system and an outside investigation into the deaths.
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Maine's Child Welfare Ombudsman says the state agency overseeing the custody of children continues to have problems investigating whether kids are safe with their caretakers.
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During her initial appearance in Waldo County Superior Court on Friday morning, Trefethen didn't enter a plea and she's now being held on $150,000 cash bail, according to Jeffrey Toothaker, an Ellsworth attorney who will be representing her.
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Maine’s child welfare system is still struggling despite improvements that have been implemented since the abuse deaths of Marissa Kennedy and Kendall…
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Maine lawmakers have sent Gov. Paul LePage a comprehensive tax measure that conforms the state tax code to some, but not all, of the federal tax changes…