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Posted inMaine, News
Moody Beach public access dispute heading to Maine Supreme Court
An attorney for the plaintiffs says that a lower court ruling denying unfettered access to the intertidal zone is going to be appealed to the state’s highest court.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Some in Maine cannot sue for decades-old child sex abuse claims
Public institutions, including schools, are immune from lawsuits for the alleged incidents, preventing many from filing civil claims, despite legal reform efforts that have eliminated the statute of limitations. One man who says he was victimized calls it ‘another injustice.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Sanford man sentenced to 2 years probation in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
David Ball, who was spotted wearing a sweatshirt with his company’s logo, pleaded guilty to one charge for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Wells man pleads guilty to attempted murder, other charges in attack on NYPD officers
Trevor Bickford, 20, was charged one year ago with attacking 3 New York City police officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022.
Posted inMaine, News
Wells man pleads guilty to charge in connection with Capitol riot
David Ball, who was spotted wearing a sweatshirt with his company’s logo, faces to up 6 months in prison for demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
U.S. Supreme Court hears disability case involving Maine hotel
The former owner of Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells is challenging a civil rights tester, who sued the hotel for not publishing information about the accessibility of its facilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted inMaine
Mosquitoes in southern Maine test positive for Jamestown Canyon virus
The virus, which causes a fever and flu-like symptoms, is more common in the upper Midwest and there are currently no known human cases in Maine but state officials are warning residents to take precautions against mosquito bites.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Have you seen a blue crab in Maine? Researchers want to know where
As the ocean temperature warms, more blue crabs are moving into the Gulf of Maine, according to researchers collecting data about the species.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Twelve Maine districts to get federal funds to make school meals better
They are among 264 rural or small districts nationwide to be awarded a total of $30 million by the national nonprofit Action for Healthy Kids.