Maine attorney general sues companies for promoting PFAS products
The two complaints against DuPont and 3M were filed Wednesday in Cumberland County Superior Court.Read More
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Bar Harbor cruise ships case expected to go to trial in July
A federal judge is expected to weigh in on a controversial ordinance that limits cruise ship visitors in Bar Harbor
Read moreMaine man sentenced again for sexually assaulting child after original sentence overturned
Eric Bard has been sentenced to 28 years in jail — 22 years less than his original sentence. Read More
Read moreMan who sexually assaulted child gets prison sentence nearly cut in half after initial conviction overturned
An improper meeting between the district attorney and judge resulted in the overturning of Eric Bard’s 2015 conviction. Now, instead
Read moreBangor school sues state over tuition reimbursement program
Crosspoint Church in Bangor is alleging lawmakers changed the Maine Human Rights Act to circumvent a U.S. Supreme Court decision
Read moreBelfast woman serving 70-year murder sentence dies in prison
Norma Small, who was convicted in 2002 of hiring a man to murder her husband, died in custody early Sunday
Read moreDixmont woman pleads guilty in federal court for role in drug trafficking network
Federal officials say the woman conspired to distribute drugs throughout Northern Maine. Read More
Read morePortland jetport restaurant workers sue employer, alleging they were underpaid
The two said they were paid as tipped workers – half the state’s minimum wage – even when they did
Read moreWoodstock man gets 12-year-sentence for sexual abuse
A judge suspended half of that sentence, meaning Michael Smith will have to serve six years of his sentence behind
Read moreShawn McBreairty sues Hampden school district again over alleged First Amendment violations
A conservative activist who successfully sued Regional School Unit 22 in Hampden after the school board banned him from its
Read moreMaine courts may take until 2028 to touch backlog of cases
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill says the judicial branch is “frail” following her State of the Judiciary speech.Read More
Read morePeople suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial
More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church’s motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court,
Read moreFour men acquitted on charge of conspiring to fix wages for their workers
The Iraqi immigrants operated home health care agencies during the pandemic and were accused of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.Read
Read moreOne of two people charged in 2019 murder of Richmond man pleads guilty to robbery
Chanda Lilly pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery in Bath Superior Court on Tuesday in connection with the 2019
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