With no public defender system, Maine’s poor are often represented by private attorneys with criminal backgrounds

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With no public defender system, Maine’s poor are often represented by private attorneys with criminal backgrounds

In the past 10 years, the commission has repeatedly hired attorneys and staff members with criminal backgrounds to represent the state’s poorest defendants.

Supreme Court turns away Republican appeal on ranked voting

Justice Stephen Breyer rejected the request for the high court to intervene after the GOP sought to delay ranked voting in this November’s presidential election.

In a Boothbay Harbor lab, scientists are tying lobstermen’s ropes in knots to protect whales

The idea is to come up with a way Maine lobstermen can affordably satisfy federal laws that prohibit fishing activity from harming protected marine species such as North Atlantic right whales.

10-game limit on fall sports prevents schools from organizing regional ‘playoffs’

The 10 regular-season game limit for soccer and field hockey, which was prompted by COVID-19 safety protocols, is four games fewer than a normal regular season schedule.

Island of Monhegan could have high-speed internet as soon as next year

While Monhegan has some internet availability through DSL and a wireless option, the existing services are far from perfect and can make simple tasks an ordeal.

This Maine chicken has decided deer are not welcome on her farm

The chicken in question is a Blue Plymouth Rock hen named Smokey.

Saco Hannaford recalls pizza dough after customer allegedly tampered with it

A customer allegedly inserted metal objects into the fresh pizza dough sold in the store's deli.

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