The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, including drug and assault charges.
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Prime Automotive names new chief executive as former CEO demands his job back
Prime, which owns nine auto dealerships in Maine, received notices from Toyota, Volkswagen and other manufacturers objecting to the removal of former CEO David Rosenberg.
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Gov. Mills grants full pardon to late tribal attorney Donald Gellers
Maine’s first known posthumous pardon brings closure to a 1968 case that was one of the most sordid in the state’s legal history.
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Lab backlog slows justice in drug and alcohol cases in Maine courts
The state lab that processes urine and blood tests for criminal cases has a backlog that is delaying justice in some cases by up to six months.
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Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast
Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish.
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Supplements makers face contempt motion that alleges violation of FTC settlement
Health Research Laboratories and Whole Body Supplements, which ship from Maine, violated a settlement order by continuing to claim without evidence that their supplements could treat and cure diseases, the FTC said.
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Judge temporarily blocks Maine’s new à la carte cable TV law
The preliminary injunction means towns and cities can’t enforce a new law requiring cable companies to offer pricing for individual channels.
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Volkswagen, Toyota threaten to revoke Saco dealerships’ franchise rights
The auto manufacturers blasted Prime Motor Group owner GPB Capital Holdings for firing former CEO David Rosenberg without their approval.
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Grand jury indicts Pittsfield man on several drug charges
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments Friday, including drug and domestic violence charges.
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Oversight panel orders investigation of Maine office that provides lawyers for the poor
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.