Bangor Daily News recently published a story about Dennis Dechaine, a Bowdoinham man who has been serving a life sentence in the Maine State Prison for the murder of a 12 year old girl in 1988. He, along with several supporters in the outside, insist that he is innocent and
One Tuesday, citizens in Portland voted in favor of decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use. This is a big development because Portland is now the only city on the East Coast to have a law like this. Proponents of the law are hoping that this
According to data provided by the Maine Department of Safety, violent crime in Maine has decreased from 2011 to 2012 by about .8%. While this is not a large decrease, it shows an optimistic pattern for the future. Statistics for four violent crimes were examined: rape, aggravated assault, robbery and
Governor Paul LePage and Public Safety Commissioner John Morris met with police chiefs and other officials in Westbrook to discuss the growing heroin problem in Maine. In the past, prescription drugs have been the number one drug of choice for abusers in the State. Lately, however, the Governor is saying
A teenager’s hospital confession to texting while driving, which was thought to be the cause of a deadly crash that killed her two teenaged passengers in 2012. The teen pled not guilty to two counts of manslaughter in December of last year while her attorney busily prepared for a hearing
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