Penobscot County funds diversion program to keep people out of overcrowded jail

6 emergency RNs at Aroostook hospital resign amid dwindling morale

Despite signing a long-negotiated three-year union contract in May, the six nurses resigned starting in September.

Maine County Official of October, George Jabar II

George Jabar II was selected as Maine County Official of October in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Jabar has served over 25 years as a commissioner of Kennebec County. He has been president of and held other positions in Maine County Commissioners Association, and he currently serves on […]

How Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting. Pike, sentenced to die for torturing and killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, said as her scheduled lethal injection began that she was at peace. […]

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

BOSTON (AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children. On Tuesday, Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors […]

Multi-generational family-owned lobster pound on MDI listed for $6M

The sale of the historic lobster pound follows the steady decline of the region’s most quintessential profession: lobster fishing.