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Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — There has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the governor said Friday. Maine’s extreme risk...
Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shooting
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Both the Army Reserve and police missed opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and initiate steps to seize weapons from the spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report released Tuesday by...
Northeast Bancorp: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Northeast Bancorp (NBN) on Monday reported net income of $15.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Lewiston, Maine-based company said it had net income of $1.91 per share. The holding company for Northeast Bank...
Across Maine, judges are deciding when the lack of an attorney becomes a constitutional violation
On June 25 in Caribou, Judge Stephen Nelson faced a constitutional dilemma. Prosecutors had charged a defendant with aggravated drug trafficking, furnishing and possession nearly three weeks prior, but he still didn’t have an attorney. “The court finds that there has been a...
