‘Withholding needed treatment actually undermines our chances of keeping people off of opiates,’ says Zachary Heiden, legal director for the ACLU of Maine.
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Wilton man identified as victim in fatal South Portland crash
Twenty-year-old student Patrick Donaghue of Wilton died as a result of the crash Monday night.
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Maine Voices: Spotlight stays on rape survivors as perpetrators, enablers evade scrutiny
Expecting people who have been hurt to keep revisiting their trauma will not foster a much-needed cultural shift or hold rapists accountable.
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Brazil state oil company Petrobras to pay penalties
It owes more than $850 million for violations related to bribes to Brazilian politicians.
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Owner of seafood company admits role in false labeling
The owner of Casey’s Seafood in Newport News, Va., conspired to falsely label foreign crabmeat as fresh Chesapeake blue crab.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime
Suspended Brunswick lawyer pleads not guilty to theft charges
James Whittemore allegedly took money that belonged to three clients, including the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust.
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Ex-priest, Cheverus teacher goes to prison for sexually assaulting Freeport boy
The 30-year-old man who was abused decades ago by James Talbot faced the former priest in court and recalled the ‘pure terror’ of going to church.
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Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges
James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.
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Bill Nemitz: With his murder sentence nearing its end, inmate fled from the prospect of freedom
With just 15 months left on his sentence, Arnold Nash escaped last week only to be caught four days later, in an apparent effort to stay longer in the captivity he’s known for so long.
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Former bus driver charged with assaulting autistic student
A man who drove a bus for the SAD 15 school district in Gray and New Gloucester is accused of striking a student while on a trip to Saco.