domestic violence
LePage applauds $25,000 donation to domestic violence group
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is applauding a $25,000 donation to a group in Maine that is working to prevent domestic violence. Ernie Boch Jr., the CEO of the Subaru of New England, announced the donation to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at an event at the governor’s mansion on Tuesday. The Republican […]
LePage wants NFL to partner with governors against domestic violence
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is urging the commissioner of the NFL to team up with the nation’s governors to tackle the problem of domestic violence. In a letter to Roger Goodell last week, LePage said that the NFL should create a coalition of team owners and governors to turn the “national spotlight on […]
LePage on Rice suspension: ‘It’s too bad they waited so long to do the right thing’
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage sounded off Tuesday about the indefinite suspension of Ray Rice, charged with assaulting his then-fiancee, by the National Football League on Monday. “It is a sad commentary that the NFL only took action to suspend Rice until after it had seen this shocking video,” LePage said. “The (Baltimore) Ravens and […]
Ravens release Ray Rice after violent video released
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee in February. The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an […]
NFL adopts more severe penalties for domestic violence offenses
NEW YORK — NFL players will be subject to a six-week suspension for a first domestic violence offense and banishment from the league for a second under a new policy outlined by Commissioner Roger Goodell. In a letter and memo sent to all 32 teams owners Thursday, and obtained by The Associated Press, Goodell says […]
New Sharon man charged in assault case
NEW SHARON — A local man was charged early Tuesday after a woman reported that he had assaulted her. Jeffrey S. Lane, 19, of New Sharon was arrested on a felony charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said Tuesday. Lane is accused of putting his arm around the woman’s […]
LePage blasts NFL for light punishment in domestic violence incident
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage, outraged that National Football League player Ray Rice received only a two-game suspension for a domestic violence arrest, pledged to boycott the league and called on its commissioner to take the issue seriously. In a scathing letter sent to Roger Goodell on Tuesday, the outspoken Republican governor said the […]
Vigil held outside slain family’s apartment
SACO — A candlelight vigil has been held for a Maine family killed in an apparent murder-suicide. People gathered Tuesday night outside a Saco apartment building, where the family lived. Investigators said Joel Smith killed his wife and three children with a shotgun Saturday night, and then killed himself. Smith reportedly had financial problems. Authorities […]