PORTLAND — Maine’s supreme court has overturned the drunken driving conviction of a motorcyclist who was stopped by a trooper seeking information about a speeding motorist. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously today that prosecutors couldn’t use evidence obtained when the trooper stopped Robert LaPlante on Route 179 in Hancock County to ask which […]
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Autopsy results expected today on NH girl
Celina Cass’s death is a bitter blow for residents in this town of 800 people near the Canadian border.
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Analysis: Taxes on table in future debt debate
The debt-limit bill signed into law today empowers a 12-member committee of lawmakers to seek $1.5 trillion in deficit cuts, but raising taxes is still unlikely.
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VIDEO: Lightning levels Mount Vernon home
Fire blamed on lightning ignited a home at 330 Wings Mills Road this morning, leveling it. No one was injured.
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4 Mainers graduate from first ‘cod college’
The graduates are now eligible for receiving financial assistance to start their own small-scale cod farms if they choose.
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Collins, Snowe vote in favor of debt deal
Both of Maine’s senators cite the urgent need to avert a default on U.S. obligations, but both also express concerns about the impact of some of the cuts – particularly in the areas of defense spending and Medicare services.
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Former GOP spokesman to lead conservative think tank
Lance Dutson, a former spokesman for the Maine Republican Party and Republican House Speaker, to be the new executive director of the Maine Heritage Policy Center.
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AG: Kennebunk officer’s use of deadly force justified
Officer Joshua Morneau shot 39-year-old Katherine Paulson four times after she pulled a knife and advanced toward him, according to a report released by the attorney general.
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Waterville police blottter Aug. 2
The Waterville Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 1-2: