Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Promising research at UMaine may help curtail browntail moths
Scientists are studying how to disrupt the moth’s mating patterns by using a synthetically made product to confuse male moths and drastically reduce their ability to reproduce.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Christmas Tree Shops plans to close all its stores in the United States
The company will liquidate 82 stores, including three in Maine, unless a buyer emerges soon.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine System board extends chancellor’s contract
The terms of Dannel Malloy’s contract extension have not been released.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Judge denies request to throw out evidence in decade-old murder trial
Zachary Phach, 33, is scheduled to be tried beginning July 17 on a murder charge in the death of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Police: Augusta man charged after illegally using highway crossover, causing three-vehicle crash
Two people suffered minor injuries when Larry DiPietro, 75, slowed his vehicle to illegally enter a crossover on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield, police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Despite rainy forecast, Fourth of July celebrations expected to carry on in central Maine
Event organizers in greater Augusta say only heavy rains could put a damper on Independence Day parades and fireworks.
Posted inLocal & State, News
16-year-old drowns in Hancock County lake
The boy and his brother had been swimming with friends and relatives at the beach at Deer Lake campground.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Legislative session drags on; costs pile up
The end date for lawmakers to wrap up work was supposed to be June 21. That has now been extended beyond the July 4 holiday this week.
Posted inLocal & State
OSHA delivers latest penalty to Worcester Resources: nearly $24,000 in fines
The national safety agency says the Washington County-based business continues to violate rules concerning work-related injuries and illnesses.