A precedent-setting decision gives prosecutors more leeway in protection from abuse cases. Still, many gray areas persist.
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Driver accused of intentionally hitting man held on $25,000 bail
The bail for Clemente Hernandez, 45, of Westbrook is half of what the prosecutor wanted, and the charges are reduced.
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Posted inElection 2018, News, Politics
Party leader defends asking Democrat to drop out of race for district attorney
Chairman Phil Bartlett sent a message to party leaders saying that, despite disappointment with his decision, he was right to ask Jon Gale to withdraw after he learned of misconduct allegations.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former school bus driver pleads not guilty to assaulting autistic student
Raymond Files is accused of striking the student for not following instructions while Files was driving for the Gray-New Gloucester district.
Posted inMaine Crime
Lyman man sentenced in Wadleigh Pond boat crash
Matthew Campbell, 43, was found guilty in September of four counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon
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Trump laments ‘evil anti-Semitic attack’ in Pennsylvania
He says the death toll might have been lower if an armed guard had been there at the synagogue.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse
Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Former UNE student gets 45 days in jail for domestic violence assault
Nicholas Norton of Medway, Massachusetts, was convicted of the assault and criminal restraint of a fellow student in his dorm room.
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Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend enters insanity plea
James Sweeney waives a jury trial and pleads not criminally responsible to a murder charge in the death of Wendy Douglass in July 2017.
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Portland landlord appeals $500,000 fine to Supreme Court, saying city should have cracked down sooner
Sulan Chau was fined for code and life safety violations over 2½ years, but her attorney argues that the penalty is excessive because officials waited too long to take action.