Katy Jewell pleaded guilty to misappropriating town funds between 2020 and 2022.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Former employee sues Bath Iron Works alleging ADA violations, racial discrimination
James Breaux, a Black resident of Morgan City, Louisiana, says that BIW violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and terminated him because of his race after creating a ‘racially hostile work environment.’
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Posted inMaine
Wrong-way driver crashes into Freeport construction site on I-295
There were no workers in the area when the crash occurred early Sunday morning, police said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Driver arrested after several crashes leave his car in flames in Scarborough
Lyndon Leonard faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault and resisting arrest.
Posted inMaine, News
Two victims identified after small plane crashes at Bar Harbor airport
The single-engine plane arriving from New Jersey with 2 people aboard crashed during its approach, the FAA said.
Posted inMaine, News
Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
Posted inMaine, News
Norway woman, 65, killed in crash along Oxford’s Main Street
Her vehicle was struck by a pickup truck and police have charged the driver with having false license plates.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lawyers for Lewiston shooting victims, survivors seek investigation by Pentagon
They call on Maine’s congressional delegation to push for a Department of Defense probe, arguing that the Army’s investigation and a review by the Army’s inspector general had a ‘narrow scope’ and offered ‘conflicting conclusions.’