Chief Eric Nason has been embroiled in two allegations of sexual misconduct.
Michael Shepherd
LePage to pursue welfare restrictions, more job training in 2015, commissioner says
Mary Mayhew, the Republican governor’s health and human services commissioner, says the administration will try again to restrict food stamp purchases and out-of-state cash withdrawals.
Maine birders fan out to begin annual count
They hope for rare avian sightings as Audubon’s three-week continental canvass kicks off.
Clever kids still have leg up over robots
The Maine FIRST Lego League Championship opens the door to tomorrow’s hi-tech wizards.
Hallowell police chief offers apology for ‘lack of judgment’
Eric Nason receives applause during a meeting at City Hall after addressing allegations of sexual misconduct.
Gardiner police support use of body cameras
The department’s seven cameras, in use for three years, are an extremely valuable resource, says Chief James Toman.
Tenacious Augusta apartment house fire leaves 27 homeless
Seven people are injured in the fire, which drives out residents in the middle of the night.
Two Augusta schools locked down for an hour
The action is taken after reports of a man acting suspiciously in nearby woods, but nobody is found.
Maine delegation voices concern about Togus allegations
The VA hospital is accused of omitting information from patient files and masking wait times.
Claims spark federal probe of Togus
Information about patients’ combat-related mental illnesses may have been left out of files.