Brunswick police say Roosevelt Boone was taken into custody Tuesday in Florida after an investigation into a 2024 incident.
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A bill to give Maine jails more leeway with immigration authorities is on track to become law
Proponents say the bill — passed by the Legislature this week and expected to be signed by Gov. Janet Mills — clarifies an existing law and would allow sheriffs to turn away federal immigration detainees in some instances.
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Maine Senate unanimously confirms nominee to state’s highest court
Christopher Taub, who has worked for years in the Maine attorney general’s office, was nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Gov. Janet Mills in mid-March.
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Maine-based podcasts bring the strange to airwaves
True crime dominates these podcasts, with a dose of the paranormal — and one delightfully quirky exception.
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Former Kennebec County EMA director’s trial moved to new county
A judge granted a request by Arthur True’s attorney to move his trial out of Kennebec County. True is accused of downloading nude photos of a co‑worker.
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Will teen identified as Chelsea double homicide suspect be tried as an adult?
The teen faces a hearing in April to determine whether he’ll be tried as an adult or juvenile in the 2025 deaths of Christopher Hunnewell and Ty Carter Hunnewell.
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Feds investigating Maine’s practice of placing transgender inmates in women’s prison
The U.S. Justice Department says it will also investigate the practice in California, citing reports of sexual harassment and assault by transgender inmates in both states.
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Police searched Skowhegan town manager’s office after search of his home, records show
The application for the second search warrant details some of the child sexual abuse material police found while searching devices from Nicholas Nadeau’s Winslow home.
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Maine police were investigating Skowhegan town manager before his death, records show
The Maine State Police seized cellphones and computers from Nicholas Nadeau’s Winslow home as part of their investigation into a complaint from a teenage girl in Florida.
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Brunswick officer accused of assaulting a minor faced previous discipline
Nathan Day, 26, is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl in December. Disciplinary documents show he was reprimanded 3 times between 2023 and 2025.