Judge Peter Darvin finds that the state didn’t meet its burden in order to prosecute a 17-year-old as an adult on a charge of criminal solicitation for murder for an alleged plot to shoot up South Portland High School.
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Man charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography in Somerset County
Clancy Trenton Scott, 23, was arrested last week after a complaint from the public, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Portland women injured in 2-vehicle collision in Chain of Ponds Township
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — Two Portland women were injured Monday in a two-vehicle collision on icy state Route 27, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. A 2020 Ford sedan driven by Maureen Mark, 63, of Ottawa, Ontario, was northbound when it slid into the path of a southbound 2017 Subaru Outback driven by […]
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Republican AGs from 16 states attack Maine bill protecting providers who give gender-affirming or abortion care
While Republican-led states that have banned the care are threatening legal action against Maine, 11 other states have passed similar shield laws that protect practitioners who provide gender-affirming and abortion care to residents of other states.
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Winslow council considers public transit program for older residents
Councilor Fran Hudson and Town Manager Ella Bowman proposed reviving the town’s partnership with KVCAP to offer residents on-call bus service.
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COVID better contained 4 years later, but long-haul cases still not well understood
Though gathering restrictions and mask mandates are gone, vaccines remain the best defense while the coronavirus continues to circulate and researchers try to find treatments for long COVID.
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Threats, evacuations lead to calls for more security at Maine Capitol
Lawmakers are proposing a new security screening center and additional staff amid growing concerns about political violence.
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Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal
A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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Contract awarded for border station upgrade at Coburn Gore Township in northern Franklin County
The technology improvements will respect the historic nature of the facility.