More homes changed hands, and at a higher median price, than in any year since Realtors began tracking the data 20 years ago.
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Attorney files motion for contempt against Maine DHHS commissioner
Sarah Branch says her mentally ill client’s ordeal of having to spend nearly a month in jail before receiving court-ordered treatment is an example of a larger problem.
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Misconduct allegations lead John Gale to drop out of Cumberland DA race
Jon Gale dropped out of the race to become the Cumberland County district attorney on Monday night after the Maine Democratic Party had asked him to withdraw over unspecified allegations of sexual misconduct from when Gale worked at Unum in the early 2000s. Gale, 51, didn’t directly address the allegations about his time at Unum, […]
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Southern Maine sees building boom as cities bust out permits
BIDDEFORD — In the next few months, city officials in Biddeford and Saco will review plans for large-scale projects that could transform riverfront properties in each city with new housing and retail space. The projects in York County’s largest cities come at a time when officials in Biddeford and Saco say they have been issuing […]
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Maine police see surge in mental health calls
Maine is seeing a surge in involuntary committals — cases in which people are held for mental health issues against their will — that is changing how police do their jobs. The number of those committals has risen steadily in the past decade, from 344 in 2009 to 401 last year, an increase of nearly […]
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Cumberland sheriff won't honor ICE hold requests beyond release date
PORTLAND (AP) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is the first in Maine to reject requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold prisoners in jail beyond their scheduled release. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2xfdUXT) reported that Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce announced the decision in a Sept. 14 letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Law Court allows whistleblower suit against Cumberland County to go to trial
LEWISTON — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has overturned an Androscoggin County Superior Court decision that a detective fired from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department did not have enough evidence to bring a whistleblower claim against Cumberland County and its two top officers before a jury. Cumberland County Detective Gerard Brady is now free to […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated for bomb search
NEW GLOUCESTER — A handwritten note found in the girls’ bathroom prompted an evacuation of Gray-New Gloucester High School on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were alerted to a bomb threat written on a note that the staff discovered around 1:50 p.m. The school was evacuated. Bomb […]
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Police: Road rage sends car into river in Casco
CASCO — An apparent case of road rage sent one vehicle into the water and three people to the hospital on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a report of erratic driving between two vehicles traveling westbound on Route 302 in Casco at 1:10 p.m. Prior […]
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Maine CDC issues hepatitis A alert
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says a worker at a Cumberland County restaurant infected with hepatitis A may have exposed customers. The agency says the worker served food between Sept. 29 and Oct. 11 and after examining the food and beverage preparation practices at the restaurant, it’s possible others […]