Attorney General Aaron Frey announced last week that Maine was joining a multistate legal challenge to the Trump administration’s effort to bar undocumented immigrants from using the support systems.
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As FBI gets involved, Bellows suggests ‘bad actors’ behind mailing 250 blank ballots to Newburgh woman
The secretary of state defends absentee voting in Maine and discloses that the ballots sent to the Penobscot County woman last week were seemingly intended for Ellsworth.
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Maine State Police trooper ‘body-slammed’ Chelsea woman, according to lawsuit
Marie Searles’ lawsuit accuses state police of a pattern of ‘failing to properly investigate and discipline troopers in cases of excessive force.’
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Former Athens fire chief, school board member seeks new sentence for sex assault
Sean Boyd, who is serving a 20-year sentence, claims his attorney, Drew Ketterer, was ineffective in representing him.
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Madison man to serve 2 years in prison for stabbing landlord
A jury found Daniel Nordin, 60, guilty of aggravated assault after a trial in September.
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Trump taps Maine judge to serve as state’s top federal prosecutor
District Court Judge Andrew Benson has been nominated to serve as Maine’s U.S. attorney. If confirmed, he would succeed Darcie McElwee, a Biden nominee whom Trump fired in February.
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Bowdoin College buildings evacuated due to threat
Police are investigating the source of a threat that caused Bowdoin to evacuate some buildings Monday.
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Maine towns are installing AI-enabled surveillance systems despite privacy concerns
Some police departments are leasing cameras from Flock, a company facing scrutiny for its increasingly pervasive surveillance tools and collaboration with federal immigration enforcement.
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Pittsfield man charged with animal cruelty
Christopher Colson Jr. is alleged to have sexually assaulted a dog, leading to its paralysis and eventual euthanization.
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After 3 decades, Augusta city attorney set to rest
Stephen Langsdorf retiring after 27 years as municipal attorney, representing more than 50 municipalities.