A Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News analysis found that the Maine State Police’s characterization of Justin Savage’s arrest was at times incomplete and at others incorrect.
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Chaos erupts at Lincoln school board meeting over teacher’s statement on slain conservative Charlie Kirk
An RSU 67 board member slapped a phone out of an attendee’s hand as the man was taking video after sparking two board recesses with his public comments at the meeting Wednesday night.
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A trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face. The Maine State Police promoted him.
The chaotic 2024 arrest in Limerick, captured on video, raises questions about the state police’s use of force policy and its process for reviewing complaints.
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Central Maine towns grapple with rate hikes announced by regional ambulance service
Delta Ambulance officials announced a $20 to $25 increase in per capita rates for 2026 at the China town office Wednesday morning. That number could rise, officials said.
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Skowhegan standoff leads to 5 arrests
The incident started around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a Skowhegan police officer was checking a residence for a 21-year-old facing several charges.
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Portland school district seeks to quash federal subpoena for student records
The Department of Justice is seeking the court order to force the Maine Principals’ Association to release student records it says it needs in a lawsuit against the state over transgender athletes.
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Sanford enacts 90-day moratorium on mobile home park rent increases
Rent for residents of Marsh Brook Estates, a manufactured housing park in the city owned by a New York company, has nearly doubled over the past 5 years.
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Mills administration to apply for new federal rural health funding
The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund is designed to partially offset upcoming cuts to Medicaid that were passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Portland citizenship ceremony brings relief amid immigration crackdown
The country’s intense immigration enforcement and divisive political rhetoric weighed on Wednesday’s ceremony as 50 people from 28 countries were naturalized as American citizens.
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Abbe Museum returning funerary cultural objects to Wabanaki Nations
Many of the objects sat unknowingly in a University of Maine collection for years because a loan to an archaeologist was never recorded.