PORTLAND — Police have issued criminal-trespass orders against eight people in the past two days, banning them from Lincoln Park, where the Occupy Maine protest continues.

The press release seemed plausible.

A half-dozen protesters gathered Tuesday outside Cheverus High School in Portland, drawing parallels between sexual abuse there by a former teacher and recent allegations of abuse at Penn State University.

A half dozen protesters gathered outside Cheverus High School in Portland Tuesday, drawing parallels between sexual abuse there by a former teacher and recent allegations of abuse at Penn State University.

Protesters plan to meet again tonight to discuss a compromise with city officials over issues at the Lincoln Park encampment.

Some city officials aren’t content to let the protesters stay indefinitely.

Hundreds of digital storage devices containing thousands of child pornography images sit in a State Police storage closet waiting for a thorough forensic examination, part of a backlog that leaves potential offenders at large.

Hundreds of digital storage devices containing thousands of child pornography images sit in a State Police storage closet waiting for a thorough forensic examination, part of a backlog that leaves potential offenders at large.

PORTLAND — City officials inspecting Occupy Maine’s Lincoln Park encampment Thursday found some health and safety issues that must be addressed if the protesters want to continue camping there, officials say.