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Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff
Houston Chronicle· 12 hours agoMaine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on...
Maine top judge defends judge's decision to lower bail for Lewiston man
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJun. 17—LEWISTON — A lower court judge who came under fire because she lowered the bail of a defendant who had a violent past and who, days later, went on a criminal rampage was only carrying ...
6 months in, Maine’s 1st public defenders’ office talks strategy
Bangor Daily News· 21 hours agoHillary Knight told her fellow public defenders that if the state couldn’t test substances in a timely manner, they should push for immediate trials. A backlog had created delays in defense ...
Advocacy group says underutilized mental health statute could have prevented Lewiston shooting
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 14—Members of a national advocacy group called on state officials Friday to expand the use of Maine's progressive treatment program, a law they argued could be used to ...
Judge's bail decision scrutinized after fires and deadly police shooting in Auburn
WGME CBS 13· 23 hours agoA Maine judge's judgement is being called into question after this weekend's multiple fires and...
Industrial food waste is often used as fertilizer. People link it to illnesses
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMaine became the first state to ban FPRs in 2022, and Barry said he'd... of Environmental Protection...
Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads
WCSH 6 Portland· 6 days agoRTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is an American multinational aerospace and defense...
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Critics: Waste industry has outsized role in shaping NH’s new landfill regulations
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“The end result is that the Waste Management Council right now is unbalanced and biased in favor of the waste industry,” said Amy Manzelli, an attorney from BCM Environmental ...
A heat wave not seen in decades will send temperatures soaring for more than half the US population
WKBT La Crosse· 1 day agoHundreds of records could be tied or broken this week as a massive heat dome parks over part of the...