In an effort to address the state’s public defense crisis, the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted to make it easier for some lawyers to get waivers for their experience and training requirements.
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Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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Navy proposes cutting future production of BIW-built destroyers by 40%
The Department of Defense recommends reducing the number of new Arleigh Burke-class ships planned for 2021-25 from 12 ships to seven.
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House approves defense bill, with 12 weeks of parental leave and a ‘space force’
Weeks of arduous House-Senate negotiations finally yield a traditionally bipartisan measure, stripped of many add-ons sought by Democrats controlling the House.
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College football: Physical defense key to UMaine's success
Maine’s Sterling Sheffield, left, celebrates with teammates Deshawn Stevens and Kayon Whitaker after Sheffield took down the New Hampshire quarterback during the season opener in August. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Sterling Sheffield can’t think of a better way to play the final regular-season game of his football career at the University of Maine. The […]
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College football: Brandon Potvin helping to build defense, culture at Bates
Bates College defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin talks with linebacker David Campbell during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Bates defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin is an embodiment of something new head coach Malik Hall has talked about on several occasions since he was hired in mid-June: People over product. “It’s all about relationships, because there’s a […]
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Patriots notebook: Defense contains Texans' Watson
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, center, is sacked by the New England Patriots defense during the second half Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots defense faced a huge challenge Sunday afternoon against the Houston Texans and quarterback Deshaun Watson, who puts a lot of […]
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Patriots sport new-look defense after Super Bowl loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots are sporting a new look on defense and an attitude of leaving behind their lack of defense in the Super Bowl. Former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is now head coach in Detroit. Longtime assistant Brian Flores is running the defense in New England without the formal title of coordinator. Several […]
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Donald Trump's claim that NATO will boost defense spending disputed
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump closed out his chaotic two-day visit to NATO Thursday by declaring victory, claiming that member nations caved to his demands to significantly increase defense spending and reaffirming his commitment to the alliance. But there were no immediate specifics on what Trump said he had achieved, and French President Emmanuel […]
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H.S. softball: Defense getting job done for Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Madison Starbird gobbles up a grounder before throwing out the batter against Edward Little in May. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) There was one glaring difference when Oxford Hills and Skowhegan met in the Class A North softball regional final. Both teams had big hits, and both starting pitchers held their own. But the Vikings […]