A group challenging a water contract with the Fryeburg Water Company has asked the court to reject the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the deal.
Scott Dolan
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Judge schedules first oral arguments in lawsuit by Speaker Eves against Gov. LePage
The hearing in U.S. District Court in Portland on April 1 will be on LePage’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds of immunity and First Amendment rights.
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ACLU of Maine to honor law Professor Deirdre Smith
Smith, director of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law, will receive the 2016 Justice Louis Scolnik Award.
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Maine Department of Corrections releases revised inmate discipline policy
Under the new rules, inmates will no longer be prohibited from writing to pen pals or writing under a byline for the news media.
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Sex offender drifter sentenced in Maine to two years for failure to register
Clyde M. Hall Jr., 50, was one of the U.S. Marshals Service’s 15 most wanted fugitives before his arrest in Portland in 2013.
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Fred Nutter remembered fondly by colleagues as ‘old school’ newsman
The former news director at WCSH-TV in Portland died Friday at age 82.
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Leader of Lewiston drug ring sentenced to 14 years in prison
Romelly Dastinot, also known as Marcus, led a group of at least 15 others who smuggled heroin, cocaine and other drugs from out of state to be sold in Androscoggin County.
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Lewiston man sentenced to 9 years for smuggling crack to Maine
Akylle Murchison, 24, made many trips to pick up crack cocaine to sell in the Lewiston area from 2011 to 2014.
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Maine Department of Corrections to rescind ban on inmates writing under byline, lawyer says
Convicted murderer Jeffrey Libby, who has been a prolific writer of newspaper opinion pieces, had challenged the policy.
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Maine Judicial Branch warns of phone scam using false caller ID information
A spokeswoman for the judiary said no one from the Maine courts will ever ask over the phone for Social Security numbers or banking information.