The bill bans chokeholds and neck restraints, boosts funding for crisis intervention and creates a panel of arbitrators to handle police misconduct cases.
2020
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Rask reveals he broke a finger on his glove hand as Bruins prepare for restart
Boston goalie Tuukka Rask expects to be ready for the Bruins opener on Aug. 2, but backup Jaroslav Halak is also making preparations to play.
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Posted inTimes Record
CMP works to fix Chops Point tower lights that continue to bother neighbors
Catharine Hartnett, CMP spokesperson, said crews will begin installing a radar to control the lights on July 29.
Posted inSports
Sidelines: Golfers competing in the Maine Women’s Amateur enjoy a little cooldown
After Monday’s scorching temps, Tuesday’s average summer day was a blessing, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield man in critical condition after hit-and-run crash
Colby Dyer, 30, of Fairfield, is in critical condition after being struck by a car early Monday morning on the Norridgewock Road.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Ogunquit Select Board member charged with driving under the influence
Ogunquit police say Lindsey Perry was arrested on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Amazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say letter carriers
Several letter carriers are accusing Portland’s postmaster of deliberately delaying the delivery of first-class and priority mail by ordering clerks to sort Amazon packages first, ensuring that carriers deliver them on time.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow continues to plan for school year — despite lack of information from state
The Winslow School District’s back-to-school committee is trying to plan for the upcoming school year, but is unable to make significant progress as it awaits greater guidance from the state.
Posted inMaine, News
Pilot uninjured when plane lands on Androscoggin River near Livermore
The landing gear on the fixed-wing, single-engine amphibian aircraft had not been retracted.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.