Attorney General Aaron Frey announced last week that Maine was joining a multistate legal challenge to the Trump administration’s effort to bar undocumented immigrants from using the support systems.
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Man is arrested and charged in deadly New Hampshire country club shooting
A gunman opened fire at a New Hampshire country club during a wedding, killing one person and wounding two others
Maine Capitol Police chief has been disciplined before, records show
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.
Massachusetts man charged with murder in Portland chef’s death
Christopher Caron, 42, was arrested Saturday and charged in the killing of Declan Perry, 27.
Cumberland County officials warn Maine homeowners of federal tax scam
A letter claiming to be from the ‘Federal Tax Authorities’ was sent to a county resident amid a rising number of scams affecting Mainers.
Suspected Windham gunman found dead; victim identified by police as Casco man
Investigators say there is no known connection between the shooter and victim in the case that prompted a statewide emergency alert and temporary shelter-in-place order.
Damariscotta man arrested in connection with death of ex-wife in Waldoboro
James Clark, 49, was arrested in Florida and is awaiting extradition to Maine. He is accused of killing Levern Kelley, who was found dead in her home last weekend.
Dexter man accused of abusing his 7-month-old child
The 23-year-old man has been charged with assault after police received a report that the infant was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Maine Capitol Police chief placed on leave following arrest
Matthew Clancy, arrested Friday for assaulting an officer during a late-night scuffle Friday in Hallowell, was also stopped in Waterville in 2023 for appearing intoxicated in his parked truck.
Waterville native who died in Colorado remembered as ‘wonderful soul’
Waterville native Micah Plaisted died in July after being beaten outside a civic center in Colorado.