How a Maine court ruling on child sex abuse claims compares with the rest of the country
A battle is being waged across states about whether 'retroactive laws' reviving expired claims under previous statutes of ...
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Maine man loses 'Good Samaritan' appeal to high court
Jan. 16—Maine's highest court has rejected a man's appeal that argued he's immune from prosecution under Maine's Good Samaritan law. First enacted in 2019, the law was created to encourage ...
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This Jail in Rural Maine Is a Model for Treating Opioid Addiction
Here’s what to make of it. alane o'connor My name is Alane O’Connor, and I’m the Director of Addiction Medicine at Somerset County Jail in Maine. For about three years, I’ve been running a ...
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Former Cumberland County deputy pleads not guilty to theft, burglary charges
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- A former Cumberland County Sheriff's deputy has pleaded ... firing shot into ground Smith pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday to theft by unauthorized taking and ...
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Luzerne County TikTok influencer fears impact of potential ban on creators
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Behind the makeup mirror, Erin Dugan Jurchak spends her days ... app TikTok remains uncertain as the U.S. Supreme Court did not issue an opinion on Wednesday, just days ...
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L.A. County courts tried to maintain business as usual during firestorm. It was anything but
The next morning, L.A. County’s courts tried to conduct business as usual even as destructive fires burned from the Pacific Palisades to the San Gabriel Mountains. Attorneys in the Pasadena ...
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Maine’s high court denies ‘Good Samaritan’ appeal
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu's request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check. Maine’s highest court has rejected a man’s appeal that argued ...
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Nearly 500 acres of forest to be preserved in Somerset County
Dubbed ‘Whitten Woods’ for the family that owns and manages the forest, the new land conservation area is over 455 acres in Somerset County. Somerset Woods Trustees executive director Jennifer ...
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Maine man dies following crash in Woolwich during brief police chase
WOOLWICH, Maine (WGME) -- A 20-year-old Bowdoinham man died after a car crash during a police chase in Woolwich. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office says deputies tried to pull over a Hyundai ...
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Man killed in crash after police chase in Woolwich
A Bowdoinham man died after crashing his car in an attempt to evade law enforcement in Woolwich on Tuesday night, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ... a.m. Wednesday. The Maine State Police are ...
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What started as one Boothbay Harbor resident's idea to protect people in slippery conditions has grown into a community effort. This winter, local fishermen and businesses are helping provide ...