A superior court justice will hear arguments this week about what the state can do to meet its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys for people who can’t afford their own.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mills proposes $2M for preventative spruce budworm spraying
The early intervention program, modeled after one in New Brunswick, would fund the spring spraying of pesticides on 300,000 acres of commercial spruce-fir forests in northern Maine where state inspectors have found evidence of overwintering budworm larvae.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Trial underway for Buckfield man accused of murdering infant daughter
Trevor Averill, charged with depraved indifference murder and manslaughter, potentially faces a life sentence for the 2020 death of his 2-month-old daughter.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority staying mum on executive director applicants
The search comes as the state agency reconsiders the stalled Gorham Connector proposal and rebounds from a scathing administrative review.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Arctic chill to last until Thursday, with dry week ahead
As the freeze from Canada lingers for two more days, people are finding ways to stay warm.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County arrest log: Jan. 16-21, 2025
Arrests listed from Jan. 16 to Jan. 21 at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Mechanic Falls man gets 23 years for shooting deputy in 2024
Corey Hamel, 43, was sentenced to 23 years for shooting at police, striking an Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy, in February of 2024.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County board elects Weld commissioner as vice chairman
Commissioners also voted to authorize all part-time elected officials to enroll in the health insurance at their own cost above and beyond the stipend amount they receive in lieu of taking benefits.