AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee took two more steps to deal with issues related to document-shredding at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The committee voted unanimously Friday to try to clarify and strengthen rules surrounding grant funds, such as those at the heart of the document-shredding probe. Members plan to introduce a […]
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Military investigating death of Maine soldier at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas — Officials at Fort Hood said a soldier from Maine has died. According to a statement released by the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office, Spc. Casey Andrew Chapman, 20, was found unresponsive Wednesday in his vehicle at a training area. Chapman, who is from Augusta, entered active-duty service in January 2013 as […]
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Police investigating report of sexual assault in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a report of gross sexual assault at a Brunswick apartment that was made at 6 a.m. Friday, according to Officer John Roma of the Brunswick Police Department. No arrest has been made, he said Saturday, and the investigation is ongoing, which means he can share few details about the alleged […]
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AG investigates possible conflict of interest among Friends of Maine’s Mountains’ directors
FARMINGTON — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills received permission March 28 to investigate Friends of Maine’s Mountains, a public charity based in Wilton, to determine whether it or any of its directors is in violation of the Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act. Justice Donald Alexander signed the AG’s ex parte application filed in Franklin County Superior […]
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Cause of fire may remain a mystery
PORTLAND — More than two days after a blaze tore through a historic island fort, causing as much as $9 million in damage to a property in the process of becoming a luxury hotel, a state fire investigator said the building may not be stable enough for a full probe into the fire’s cause. Sgt. […]
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Maine targets elver fishermen in welfare probe
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Department of Health and Human Services is targeting Maine elver fishermen in a special welfare fraud investigation. The agency is reviewing catch records and tax filings from 2010 to 2013 to determine if any eel fishermen who received welfare benefits have failed to report income. The DHHS, the Department of Marine […]
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Bath hires investigator to probe city sale of $6.5 million property for $800,000
BATH — After being besieged by questions from residents, the Bath City Council on Wednesday decided to appoint an independent investigator to look into the controversial sale of city-owned property in May. The council also unanimously approved a new policy, drafted by the Economic Development Committee, that governs the sale of city-owned property. Councilor David Sinclair, who has […]