Breton, who has worked in state government for 25 years, was an associate commissioner before being promoted to the new position.

Former Clinton strategist calls LePage a “man of ideology” at Democratic party lobster bake in Freeport.

Andrew Demers Jr., 74, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child, sought to change a bail condition to allow him contact with grandchildren.

• Saturday’s murder-suicide was one of the deadliest domestic violence cases in Maine history.
• The children’s mother told a friend that her husband, who suffered from depression, had threatened suicide.
• Neighbors and police say there were no signs that the couple had an abusive relationship in the past.

According to police, Heather Smith told a friend that her husband had threatened suicide earlier last week, and pointed a gun at his own head.

All five people found in an apartment had been shot to death, including children ages 12, 7 and 4. ‘All indications are that no one outside of the family was responsible for the deaths,’ said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.