The risk management pool for Maine’s counties paid $415,000 in legal fees and a $385,000 settlement to Brian Dunnigan over his allegations that York County Jail officers broke several of his ribs and left scars on his chest with a Taser.
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: No time for COVID-19 complacency
There are simple ways to protect ourselves from coronavirus, but they won’t work if we encourage only ‘higher-risk’ people to use them.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New state retirement program targets small-business employees
About 200,000 Maine workers who have long gone without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans soon will be able to save for their golden years through the Maine Retirement Investment Trust.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
South Portland teen accused of trying to recruit someone to commit murder at high school
Prosecutors say a 16-year-old ‘did command or attempt to induce another person’ to kill members of the South Portland High School community last fall.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: True conservatives are not bitter, obstructionist
Regarding the Associated Press story of Aug. 29 (“Conservative groups devise plan to dismantle U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision”): If you love our country, want to preserve our republic and your right to vote, pay attention to those who would take all of this from you. They call themselves “conservative,” but they […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: South Portland should take care to protect its character, history
Bug Light Park, as a local icon, deserves to be shielded from the rapacious development envisioned by Yard South
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Televising Trump’s trials is a major mistake
My concern is less about whether televised proceedings are fair to the defendant and more about their effect on the viewer.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Trump must be disqualified from seeking reelection
Candidates intending to run for office must be judged fit to appear on the ballot. For president, a candidate must be at least 35 years old, and be a citizen of the U.S., this according to the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment makes clear another requirement: “No person … who, having previously taken an oath […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester: Sept. 8
Historical society to host talk on Opportunity Farm Diantha Hawkes Grant will present “Remembering Opportunity Farm” at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse. The Opportunity Farm was an educational center for disadvantaged boys, established in 1910. It continues today with multiple educational facilities open to boys and girls. Grant’s father, Bob Hawkes, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Low pay for state employees is hurting everyone
One in every six state jobs in Maine is empty. There’s a straightforward fix.