I read with sadness today (June 14) about the Department of Corrections plan to lay off almost one-half of the teaching staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland due to budget concerns. The situation is particularly disheartening to me, as it brings back my teaching experience at the old Maine Youth Center. […]
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Teens arrested outside Long Creek Youth Development Center; BB guns seized
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland Police Department says they arrested two teens early Friday morning outside Long Creek Youth Development Center with BB guns that were meant to look like real firearms. Police say they received a call from the staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center around 6 a.m. about a suspicious van […]
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Restorative justice on tap for Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — Restorative Justice Consultant Margaret Micolichek will present “When We Cry for Justice, What Do We Really Mean?” at this month’s Great Falls Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. Restorative justice is a relatively new concept within the criminal justice […]
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Trio arrested, police officer hurt in late-night foot chase
LEWISTON — Two teens and an adult were arrested and a police officer was hurt during a late-night foot chase following a burglary spree on Martha Avenue. Police said the trio was captured shortly after breaking into a house and stealing a purse belonging to a 67-year-old woman. Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, police were […]