The Office of Child and Family Services investigated a report of suspected abuse two months before 3-year-old Makinzlee Hanrahan was allegedly beaten to death.
Times Record News
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Brunswick woman target of ‘phantom hacker’ scam
The FBI reported a nationwide spike in the scam and said some victims have lost their life savings.
advertisement
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta sues police equipment suppliers for allegedly inflating prices of Tasers, body cameras
The city is the lead petitioner in a national class action lawsuit against Axon Enterprise Inc. and Safariland LLC, which was filed last week in federal court in New Jersey.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fatal mast accident Monday was not schooner’s first mishap
Two recent accidents also befell the ship when it was under a different owner and captain.
Posted inTimes Record
Mid Coast Hospital offering overdose-reversing med to new mothers
Maine set a record for drug overdose deaths in 2022, and hospital officials said they are trying new approaches to stem the tide.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Yarmouth teen among 15 recognized by Jill Biden for work to improve their communities
Leela Marie Hidier, 18, is a climate social justice advocate and author of an award-winning debut novel, ‘Changes in the Weather.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine watchdog seeks to have Electricity Maine’s license revoked, says it overcharges
Some of the electricity supplier’s customers pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the state’s standard offer of 17.6 cents, according to the state’s consumer advocate.
Posted inLocal & State
Gov. Mills’ post of encampment photos puzzles allies and critics alike
The governor removed a Facebook post that included photos of a Portland homeless encampment juxtaposed with more idyllic scenes of mountains, lakes, the coast and a county fair and words that asked “where in Maine are these spots?”
Posted inNation & World, News
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stay in a Russian jail at least through November
The American journalist and Bowdoin College graduate, who has been detained on espionage charges, lost an appeal to be released from jail.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
DHHS raised suspicions of abuse months before girl’s killing on Christmas Day 2022
An unsealed Maine State Police affidavit shows state officials had visited the Edgecomb home of Makinzlee Handrahan months before she was killed.