Man in longstanding dispute with Readfield charged for allegedly harassing town manager, family

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Published
August 23, 2022

Man in longstanding dispute with Readfield charged for allegedly harassing town manager, family

Robert Bittar, 81, allegedly violated a protection order by harassing Town Manager Eric Dyer, but the resident's lawyer says the matter is 'a classic example of government overreach attempting to crush the voice of the little guy.'
Published
August 22, 2022

Woman indicted on charges she started multiple fires with Molotov cocktails in Waterville

The June 18 fires in the Cool Street area did little damage.
Published
August 2, 2022

Defense lawyers want murder indictments dismissed because Maine State Police heard confidential calls

The lawyers for Bobby Nightingale and Jaquile Coleman seek to have the charges thrown out because of alleged attorney-client privilege violations.
Published
July 21, 2022

Man seeks pardon of 2015 conviction for aggravated assault

'I don’t want to be judged when I try to get ahead,' Nathan Evans told Pardon Board members, with many employers rejecting job applications based on his criminal history. 'I’m just trying to have a better life. I’m trying to be a positive influence for my family and work toward a better future.'
Published
July 12, 2022

Health worker who stole rare coins from elderly patient at Augusta hospital pleads guilty

Family of the since-deceased victim say stress from the incident may have been a factor in his death.

Published
July 11, 2022

Maine jail recorded hundreds of lawyer’s calls. He wants to know why

The details involving attorney John Tebbetts’ calls are the latest revelations in a monthslong investigation by The Maine Monitor. It previously reported that Aroostook, Androscoggin, Franklin and Kennebec county jails recorded nearly 1,000 calls defendants made to their attorneys between June 2019 and May 2020. Phone calls between Tebbetts and his clients are among those recordings.
Published
July 6, 2022

Availability of Maine defense lawyers reaches all-time low

Maine's public defense agency reports only 224 attorneys are accepting assignments to new criminal and child protection cases from courts. In 2019, there were 410.
Published
June 27, 2022

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging border between towns of York, Kittery

York, which had sued its municipal counterpart, could continue to fight. The town select board will meet next month to discuss its next steps.
Published
June 20, 2022

Government forced to cover plaintiffs’ legal fees in Topsham bridge battle

A Portland judge ruled Friday that the government must cover 70% of Friends of Frank J. Wood Bridge's legal fees after a lengthy battle over the future of the historical structure, but the bridge may still be replaced.
Published
May 27, 2022

Frenchman Bay salmon farm developer sues state for spiking its lease application

The Portland company, funded by Norwegian investors, proposed raising 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually and operating a fish processing plant.