Judge declares mistrial in gross sexual assault trial of Alexander L. LaPointe of Rumford after a juror had contact with a family member who shared information about the case.
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Jury deliberates verdict in case of man charged in sexual assault of child in Augusta
Alexander L. LaPointe, 36, is on trial on two counts of gross sexual assault, allegedly involving a child under the age of 12 in Augusta.
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Federal court deals another blow to Maine workers challenging vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court could still weigh in.
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York County jury finds man not guilty in stabbing
The acquitted man says he is ready to get a job, apply to college and move forward.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
With new whale protections looming, Maine lobster industry asks judge to intervene
It’s a last-ditch legal effort to stop a seasonal fishery closure to protect endangered right whales, which the industry says will cause it irreparable harm.
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Maine’s high court backs CMP’s use of disconnection notices
Plaintiffs had argued that the utility acted unreasonably when it sent the notices as the pandemic worsened last winter.
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Maine Legislature threatens legal action over federal lobstering restrictions
Lawmakers voted Wednesday to fight the federal government in court over new rules intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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NY man resentenced again on felony murder in Augusta
Aubrey N. Armstrong, 32, of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, sentenced, for the third time — to 30 years in prison — for his role in the 2015 killing of Joseph Marceau.
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Transmission corridor in jeopardy after judge vacates lease of public land to CMP
The decision may imperil the planned $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project, intended to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Lewiston.
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Appeals court backs Maine law to save public access channels from ‘digital Siberia’
The cable industry challenged a law that requires cable TV providers to restore public access programming to low channel numbers.