A case from Maine illustrates how abuse can go on, even when officials are warned that it is happening.
December 2014
Posted inLife & Culture, News
U.S. travel industry carefully eyeing Cuba tourism
It is Cuba’s isolation, in part, that is so appealing. There’s no McDonalds, no Starbucks. And once travel opens, there may be a rush to see Cuba before its gets ‘Americanized.’
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine agency wants to bar public access to certain 911 call information
Officials hope to shield records related to domestic violence or sexual assaults, but an attorney is wary of restrictions that limit oversight of police.
Posted inNews
American released from Cuba was ‘trusting fool’
While in Cuban custody, Alan Gross lost more than 100 pounds, developed problems with his hips and lost most of the vision in his right eye.
Posted inNation & World
Russians flocking to buy big-ticket items
Meanwhile, after posting new losses, the ruble rallies more than 10 percent to about 60 per dollar.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former state prosecutor gets nearly 16 years in prison for child porn, fleeing
James M. Cameron, formerly of Hallowell and Rome, apologized to the judge, to child pornography victims and to his family Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Skowhegan man charged with aggravated drug trafficking
The drug-trafficking charge was brought after police found 440 bags of heroin in Darreyl A. Wright’s apartment, according to court records.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage to pursue welfare restrictions, more job training in 2015, commissioner says
Mary Mayhew, the Republican governor’s health and human services commissioner, says the administration will try again to restrict food stamp purchases and out-of-state cash withdrawals.
Posted inNews
A look at the ‘Cuban Five’ agents jailed in the U.S.
The “Five Heroes,” as they are known in Cuba, are fixtures in state media and their faces grace billboards across the island.
Posted inLife & Culture
Even brief exposure to animals may be good for you
Researchers are beginning to give serious attention to the possible human health benefits when when fingers meet fur.