Deputy Oakland police Chief Charles ‘Rick’ Stubbert III, 53, will replace police Chief Michael Tracy who has worked for Oakland Police Department for 43 years, the last 22 as chief.
Maine
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns
The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.
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Cumberland County woman accuses pioneering fertility treatment doctor of impregnating her with his sperm
Sarah Depoian says that she learned of the ‘egregious violation’ after her daughter took an at-home DNA test that connected her to multiple relatives of Dr. Merle Berger, a former professor at Harvard Medical School.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Wiscasset principal’s dismissal hearing set for next week
The Wiscasset schools superintendent recommended the School Committee fire Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens, accusing the principal of several transgressions, including improperly authorizing the installation of a hidden camera.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta Planning Board approves clinic for people recovering from opioid addiction
Discovery House plans to open an Acadia Healthcare Treatment Center at 14 Edison Drive in Augusta that would offer counseling and suboxone or methadone doses for patients in recovery from substance abuse.
Posted inMaine, News
Vinalhaven ferry grounding was due to human error, investigations find
The Captain Richard G. Spear returned to service in mid-November, after about $150,000 in repairs.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
State grant program helps central Maine communities meet climate goals
The Community Resilience Partnership was started in December 2020 to assist towns by providing technical and planning assistance and up to $50,000 to fund projects that align with the state’s climate goals to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy.
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Another rate cut will further reduce electricity costs for CMP customers in 2024
A complicated formula drafted by federal and New England energy officials is behind the second announcement in as many weeks of an electricity rate cut.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Madison man’s bill comes due as judge issues sentence in $51,000 price tag ‘ticket switching’ scam
Aaron Hoster, 51, had a “full-time job of stealing for two years,” said a judge who sentenced him to serve 33 months in prison.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan police chief to continue as interim town manager for now as officials eye decision in new year
The town’s Board of Selectmen hasn’t made any moves to fill the position, which Police Chief David Bucknam has filled on an interim basis for months.