Trevor Saunders died of pneumonia at the jail in 2023. His mother says the jail and its medical staff ignored his pain and cries for help.
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Bill to amend medically assisted suicide law draws emotional debate from Maine lawmakers
The proposal to allow doctors to waive the waiting period for terminally ill patients to receive life-ending medication was rejected by 1 vote in the Senate after getting initial approval in the House last week.
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Posted inMaine, News
Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Demolition begins ahead of DeWitt housing development in downtown Lewiston
The demolition will raze two buildings along Pine Street, including one formerly owned by the Sun Journal that at one time was the site of the DeWitt hotel.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Madrid Township bridge to be replaced over summer
The bridge over Orbeton Stream on Reeds Mill Road will be closed from about July 7 through Sept. 10.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, The Franklin Journal
More pros than cons for Wilton-Jay police collaboration, chiefs say
‘We need public input,’ Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Monday at the first meeting of the Jay-Wilton Police Collaboration Committee. ‘There are going to be a lot of steps to get where we want to go.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century
Steve Bodge operates a harvesting operation in Woolwich, and splits the profits 50-50 with the town. Now 78, he recruited his daughter to help with the annual harvest.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Hartford selectwoman facing recall vote
Kathleen Landry’s fate will be decided by the voters at Tuesday’s election.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Group hoping to ‘veto’ Maine budget intends to collect signatures at polling places Tuesday
It’s unclear whether a group of Republicans can gather enough signatures to force a people’s veto referendum, which Democrats warn would cause a months-long government shutdown even if it fails.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Fire marshal investigating cause of James Street fire in Auburn
No one was reported injured in the Monday fire, which destroyed the upper level interior of a James Street apartment building.