Town Councilor David Groder, who is a volunteer, on-call emergency responder, voted last month to approve pay raises for firefighters, a move that a resident Kelly Roderick called a conflict of interest.
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Recent flooding highlight risks to Dover-Foxcroft’s historic dam
Residents are conflicted over making changes to the river that’s been at the center of their community for generations.
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Father alleges former Maine DHHS caseworker sexually assaulted him
The federal lawsuit names Morgan Polky, who admitted to sexual misconduct with the father when the state revoked her social worker license in 2018.
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Sap-boiling operation sets building on fire in northern Franklin County
About 25 firefighters from Strong, Farmington and Phillips responded to call about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Maine family that planned world’s tallest flagpole fined $250,000 for cabins
The Worcester family announced about a month ago that it was abandoning plans for the flagpole.
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Somerset County man sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges
Cody Mosher, arrested in January 2023 following a high-speed chase through Norridgewock and Madison, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison on federal drug trafficking charges.
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Parents and grandmother charged in the death of Bangor 10-year-old
Joshua Smith, Jem Bean and Mistie Latourette were charged with depraved indifference murder in connection with the death of a boy in Bangor last week.
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Former Augusta police chief proposed as new city manager when current manager steps down
Augusta elected officials will consider a proposal on Thursday to hire Jared Mills as city manager following the decision by Susan Robertson, who has served as city manager since 2021, to retire at the end of March. .
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Federal judge rejects Bangor school’s request to scrap anti-discrimination law ahead of trial
Crosspoint Church accused Maine of discriminating against religious schools whose policies violate the state’s Human Rights Act. The state says giving them taxpayer dollars would allow discrimination against students.
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Skowhegan Fire Department moves out of station it has called home for 120 years
After more than a century at the town’s Island Avenue fire station, the department officially moved Wednesday to its new home at the town’s public safety building.