Highway safety groups have warned that putting the revisions into place would dangerously weaken the regulations.
2019
Cape Elizabeth council hears arguments for, against tighter controls on dogs
A decision on whether to ban dogs on athletic fields won’t be made until next month.
Police increase patrols near scene of Maine double homicide
Detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of two men in a pickup truck.
No tuition increase at Maine community colleges this fall
Tuition at Maine’s seven community colleges will remain unchanged at $94 per credit hour for Maine students.
Identities of victims in Clinton wagon crash released
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell said two women remained hospitalized Wednesday after the crash Sunday in which a horse-drawn wagon carrying four passengers struck a utility pole, parked car and another utility pole before coming to rest in the street.
Westbrook police seek suspect in stabbing
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Said Mohamud in connection with a stabbing that seriously injured a city man Friday.
L.L. Bean heir and wife donate $1 million to Mercy Hospital
L.L. Bean founder Leon L. Bean’s grandson James Gorman and his wife, Maureen Gorman, have donated $1 million to Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s $20 million capital campaign for the closure and relocation of its downtown Portland hospital to a medical campus on Fore River Parkway. “As longtime residents of southern Maine, we know Mercy serves […]
Warden from Mechanic Falls faces groping charge in addition to assaulting a concertgoer in Bangor
BANGOR — A Maine game warden who was charged with assaulting a concertgoer is facing additional charges of unlawful sexual touching and disorderly conduct. The Bangor Daily News reports 41-year-old Jeremy Judd of Mechanic Falls was attending a concert on July 18 at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion when the crimes are alleged to have occurred. Judd’s on paid administrative […]
Massachusetts man implicated in 1990s rapes found on Mount Desert Island, arrested
Authorities in Massachusetts say a man who fled the state years ago has been arrested in Tremont.
Warden from Mechanic Falls faces groping charge in addition to assaulting a concertgoer in Bangor
Police allege the crimes occurred last year during a concert Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.