Mary Creighton was charged with forging signatures on a petition calling for the recall of Vice Chief Vera Francis.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Mainer sees success in commercial clam farm, but not everyone loves the project
An experimental soft-shell clam farm in Georgetown aims to keep green crabs at bay and rebuild the industry.
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Elder challenges tribal leaders, is led off in handcuffs
In rough and tough Passamaquoddy politics, an elder with a recall petition can be recalled.
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Bush family compound in Kennebunkport is campaign gold
Rich in history, money and and power, Walker’s Point is a touchstone of the Bush political dynasty.
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With opening of St. Croix River, alewives’ numbers ‘biggest in nearly 20 years’
The number of fish that have entered the river to spawn has more than tripled from last year.
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Potential cost kills referendum on redacted parts of Maine Constitution
The ballot question would have proposed overturning a 140-year-old amendment that prohibits the printing of the state’s treaty obligations to Indian tribes.
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Legislation would put hidden sections of Maine’s constitution back into print
Publication of the redacted passages, many involving the state’s treaty obligations to its Indian tribes, has been banned for 139 years.
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Tribes will no longer recognize Maine’s authority to define their rights
Three tribes have asked the federal government to intervene in a dispute over the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
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Report gives Maine counties mixed grades on smog
Critics fret over what effect the state’s new rules will have as York County already has an ‘F’ for ozone pollution.
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LePage rescinds order promoting state cooperation with Indian tribes
The governor says ‘Maine’s interests have not been respected’ in tribal actions on fisheries management, domestic violence jurisdiction and land use regulation.