Thanks to Portland City Manager Jon Jennings for continuing to seek viable municipal solutions to homelessness in Maine and beyond. The facilities at Oxford were never up to the task, and we’ve heard from clients staff and neighbors how cramped conditions create terrible results for all. If one municipality is to continue propping up the […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is multi-dimensional. We oversee jail operations, civil process, and law enforcement. We consider ourselves to be community policing-oriented and participate in senior safety, teen outreach, and other initiatives that focus on substance use and mental illness. Recently, we were honored by the National Sheriffs’ Association as a “Triple Crown” Sheriff’s […]

I have started and stopped this letter several times since the election in November 2020. Each time I feel I have a theme, something happens that puts me on a different track. The bottom line is the Republican party is a hot mess. We have lost our war, we have no discernible message and have […]