Game warden placed on administrative leave following assault charge in Bangor

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Published
July 22, 2019

Game warden placed on administrative leave following assault charge in Bangor

A Mechanic Falls Game Warden, who has served with the Maine Warden Service since 2003, was placed on administrative leave Monday after being summonsed for misdemeanor assault at a concert in Bangor.
Published
July 12, 2019

Maine health officials looking for links in 6 cases of Legionnaire’s disease

The CDC is trying to determine whether there are any connections between the cases in the Bangor area, including one in which the patient died.
Published
July 9, 2019

New law is aimed at easing burden of homelessness on Portland

But the president of the Maine Welfare Directors Association doesn't believe Sen. Ben Chipman's bill will have much of an impact on service center communities such as Portland and Bangor.
Published
July 8, 2019

Nepalese man facing up to 5 years in prison for marriage fraud

Eilove Shrestha, who married a U.S. citizen in Maine, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.
Published
June 26, 2019

Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future

A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
Published
June 24, 2019

Attorneys argue over Maine ban on public funding of religious schools

The lawsuit questions why districts can pay tuition to outside public and private schools, but are barred from paying public funding to religious schools.
Published
June 14, 2019

Inspections could have caught faulty wheel that killed detective, probe shows

Col. John Cote said Friday that a state police investigation found Detective Benjamin Campbell was following proper procedure when he was struck by a tire in Hampden.
Published
May 28, 2019

Maine company that supports startups by women gets $80,000

Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator says it will use the money to support companies founded by women, as well as institutional and academic spinoffs that help startups in Maine and Northern New England.
Published
May 21, 2019

Dressbarn to close stores, including 5 in Maine

The parent company continues to operate Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and other stores.
Published
May 18, 2019

Commentary: Primaries will more accurately reflect Maine voters’ presidential preferences

Many communities have simply outgrown our traditional caucus system.