A Maine woman is among the New England plaintiffs claiming the standard for ending treatment is illegal.
2011
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Local/State Dispatches, Jan. 19, 2011
BANGOR Handgun charges could lead to year in jail A 19-year-old man could spend a year in jail if he is convicted on charges that he carried a 9 mm handgun into a restaurant. Bangor police say Alex Clendenning had the weapon in his belt when he went into the Denny’s restaurant early Sunday, scaring […]
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NAACP accuses Maine Gov. LePage of fabricating details of invitation
The group’s leader says “You have to wonder why he lied.”
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Steve Solloway: Consistency should be a constant
Hands up. Who had Maine’s hockey team beating Boston College by three goals Sunday night? Be honest, now. My hand isn’t up, either. Boston College was playing like one of the top-ranked teams in college hockey and Maine was playing like, well, the No. 13 team. A very motivated No. 13 but who knew beforehand? […]
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UMaine president job down to four finalists
A search committee has picked four finalists for president of the University of Maine, UMaine System Chancellor Richard Pattenaude announced Tuesday. The one chosen to be the 19th president of the system’s flagship university in Orono will succeed Robert Kennedy, who plans to step down in June. The finalists are: • Donald J. Farish, Ph.D., […]
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Sheriff to appoint panel to review Lyman shooting
A new state law mandates a committee to determine if training or tactical changes are needed in the future.
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LePage: Ease regulations that protect vernal pools
A key tenet for the governor is reduction of policies that may impede development.
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Two Los Angeles students wounded when gun discharges in backpack
LOS ANGELES — A gun in a 10th-grader’s backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said. A 15-year-old girl with a head wound underwent hours of surgery at Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said Dr. Gail V. […]
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Maine joins legal fray over health care reform
The attorney general asks to join a Florida lawsuit challenging the federal reform law.
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Man accused in Calif. slayings testifies against co-defendant
LAKEPORT, Calif. — A man facing two murder charges for the deaths of an Augusta couple appeared for the first day of his preliminary hearing Tuesday, during which his co-defendant in the case took the stand to testify against him.