The head of the international umbrella group of nuns says their superiors must be better trained to understand the problem and respond.
2019
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Charlotte Agell’s gifts
How do you help a child deal with the loss of the family dog or pet goldfish, treasured grandmother or kind old uncle — or anything or anyone else? How can we older folks deal with losses, whether it’s the loss of a parent or a friend or a sibling or the ability to do something that […]
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Man charged with drug trafficking after South Portland search
Police from South Portland and neighboring communities arrest a 37-year-old man after a search warrant uncovers drugs and cash.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Bucks reclaim home-court advantage against Celtics
Milwaukee gets 32 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo and takes a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 123-116 win.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Activists demand that pope ensure ‘zero tolerance’ in Argentina
Victims’ rights groups are calling on Pope Francis to guarantee the implementation of the Vatican’s policy against sexual abuses by clergy in Argentina.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Advocates push lawmakers to form panel to review deaths of disabled Mainers
The proposal is a response to a 2017 federal report that faulted the DHHS for failing to investigate more than 130 deaths or report serious injuries involving developmentally disabled Mainers.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Waterville appeals board upholds rights of Colby students to vote in city
The Voter Registration Appeals Board ruled unanimously that 66 voters whose registrations were challenged were valid on the basis that they had taken oaths of residency and provided proof of physical address.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
San Francisco sues Trump administration, calls conscience rule a ‘perversion’ of civil rights mission
The rule greatly expands the types of cases in which a health-care worker or entity can decline, on religious grounds, to participate in providing a service.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Cruise ship quarantined for measles case heads to Curacao
Authorities on the Dutch Caribbean island are debating how to respond to the ship with 300 people aboard.