Domestic violence

Published
January 15, 2023

Poems of female agency and survival anchor Cate Marvin’s fourth collection

Amid the harrowing themes, several poems center on loving mother-daughter bonds.
Published
October 26, 2022

Former Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy indicted on sexual assault, domestic violence charges

Daniel R. Ross, 29, is accused of sexually assaulting and threatening a woman. He has been fired and remains jailed.
Published
October 21, 2022

Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’

During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer's estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Published
October 6, 2022

Maine Voices: Open your eyes: Domestic abuse is all around us

More than half the time when I mention domestic abuse to someone in Maine, they tell me they too were terrorized by someone they loved, or that this happened to their mother, grandmother, sister or daughter.
Published
August 10, 2022

Scarborough resident honored for domestic violence advocacy

Published
August 8, 2022

Augusta police arrest alleged rapist in Oregon

Damien Sanchez, 26, of Roseburg, Oregon, was arrested recently on a warrant related to an alleged assault at an Augusta hotel.
Published
June 28, 2022

Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia

Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.
Published
May 23, 2022

Brothers’ argument over T-shirt led to shooting death of Wells toddler, police say

Police say that Andrew Huber Young, 19, got in a fight with his brother and was kicked out of the family house, only to return hours later with a gun, firing shots that killed Octavia Huber-Young. She would have turned 2 in July.
Published
April 19, 2022

Maine domestic violence advocacy group lays groundwork with next generation in Bath

Using age-appropriate lessons on inclusivity, empathy and boundary setting, the group aims to prepare youngsters for future conversations about domestic violence.
Published
March 29, 2022

Goodwill stores assist in promoting domestic violence awareness