Melanie Ann High is accused of using kickbacks to induce Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, into purchasing from companies she controlled.
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Sexual harassment complaint against former Maine judge dismissed
Samantha Pike and Natasha Irving sued former District Judge Charles Budd last fall, accusing him of making sexual advances toward them at a conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Home-cooked meals business says state violated Maine’s right-to-food amendment
Kenduskeag Kitchen and the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund are suing the state, saying it violated measures in state law and constitution that protect food freedom when it said the business was required to have a license.
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Penobscot County Jail reports death of inmate
The man’s death is being investigated as a possible overdose.
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District attorney, counselor sue Penobscot County judge, alleging sexual harassment
The 2 women filed a civil lawsuit against Judge Charles Budd saying he made repeated, unwanted sexual advances toward them.
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Man fatally shot by deputy at Newport campground was staying there with his family, owner says
Stephen Bossom, 35, was working part time at Sebasticook Lake Campground with his wife, Abbie, when Bossom, armed with a gun, had a confrontation Friday with a deputy from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, according to the campground’s owner and law enforcement officials.
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Mentoring program seeks adult volunteers
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine seeks adult volunteers to support its one-to-one mentoring programs throughout eastern, central and mid-coast Maine. The agency is recruiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters to serve as community-based mentors to children ages 5 to 14 in Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Somerset and Waldo counties. Community-based “Bigs” build healthy, trusting […]