Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police investigate early morning crash on Maine Turnpike in Auburn
A box truck rolled over a guardrail and then slid down an embankment in the three-vehicle pileup shortly after midnight Friday.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man arrested in Monmouth following high-speed chase, hourslong manhunt
Police used dogs, a drone, social media and tips from residents to catch up to suspect on the lam.
Posted inFranklin, Local News, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Phillips-based school district proposes new committee for state-required program
As of July 1, 2028, Child Development Services will no longer provide special education services for 3- to 5-year-olds,
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Trust for Local News announces newsroom leadership changes
Executive Editor Carolyn Fox outlined the changes in a memo to staff this week.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Aaron Frey faces challenge for Maine attorney general post
The attorney general is one of three constitutional officers elected by lawmakers by secret ballot. The Democratic majority in the Legislature will make its selections in December.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man sentenced to life in prison for Poland double murders
Aaron Aldrich was found guilty in September in the shooting deaths of a Massachusetts man and a Lewiston teenager found in a Poland home Feb. 20, 2023.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine judge caught up in deal with Republicans to scrap some Biden nominees
Under a deal between Republican and Democratic senators, Superior Court Justice Julia Lipez is no longer expected to be confirmed to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine LifeFlight helicopter disrupted by laser strike
A laser was pointed at a LifeFlight helicopter last week while it was flying back to its base in Sanford.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge dismisses lobstermen’s challenge to law requiring tracking devices on boats
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock cited jurisdictional problems with the case, but he encouraged the lobstermen to appeal the decision because it raises ‘significant Fourth Amendment issues’ over unreasonable searches and seizures.