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Kevin Miller/Maine PublicOfficers in the Maine Capitol Police force were informed this week that their unit would eventually be folded into the much-larger state police. But a union official said officers are surprised and concerned about the shift. -
A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to operating an unlicensed marijuana growing operation and mortgage fraud.
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A federal appeals court has upheld the Maine Department of Marine Resource's right to continue monitoring the movements of federally permitted lobster boats using electronic vessel tracking devices. -
Maine and other states have settled a lawsuit with the federal government over efforts to require proof of immigration status before offering services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. -
While MSEA-SEIU Local 1989 leaders accuse the Mills administration of "bad-faith bargaining," a spokesperson for the state disputed the claims and pointed to repeated pay raises for state employees since 2019. -
Classes are canceled today and tomorrow in Rockland after a 12-year-old student was struck and killed by a school bus Friday afternoon.
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Carly Conley is a 25-year veteran of the Lewiston force and is the first woman to hold the position in department history. -
Cutler, a prominent attorney and two-time candidate for Maine governor, is on probation from a 2023 conviction of possession of sexually explicit images of children. -
The 3-2 vote came after months of pressure from activists to cancel the contract. -
The suit alleges the districts have enacted policies that treat gender non-conforming students differently and create a hostile environment. -
In her wrongful death lawsuit, Lyndsey Sutherland alleged that doctors at Mid Coast Medical Group were aware that her daughter, Jasmine Vincent, had concerning symptoms, but failed to diagnose a treatable form of cancer.
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The Maine Human Rights Commission this week sided with a former employee who has accused the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland of age discrimination.
