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New budget woes may shut down rural courthouses

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s chief justice said Thursday that she is hopeful the judicial branch can find ways to weather the next round of deep budget cuts without closing courthouses in rural areas … more

By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 11/20/09 | 1530 views

Maine high court rules against ATV rider

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s highest court has overturned a lower court judge’s ruling that a state law that authorized game wardens to stop all-terrain vehicle operators without cause was … more

By The Associated Press
| 11/19/09 | 1239 views

Current gun ownership laws could have been factor in Newport slaying

NEWPORT, Maine — For Perley Goodrich Sr. and his son, Perley Jr., guns were once at the center of a positive aspect of their relationship: a shared love of hunting. more

By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 3726 views

The Legal Landscape: Gun-control bills in Maine face tough challenges

AUGUSTA, Maine — Earlier this year, freshman legislator Rep. Anna Blodgett waded into a perpetual brawl with what she thought was a common-sense bill to make it harder for criminals to buy guns. more

By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 4222 views

District Court building use focus of discussion

BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County commissioners are ready to put a “for rent” sign out in front of the building — once an A&P grocery store — being vacated this weekend by the District … more

By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 1155 views

Judge upholds trapping laws in lynx case

AUGUSTA, Maine — A federal judge has rejected a case filed by two animal welfare groups claiming that Maine’s recreational trapping policies could cause irreparable harm to the state’s … more

By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 11/13/09 | 2402 views

Bangor couple charged in OxyContin raid

BANGOR, Maine — Two Bangor residents face charges of dealing OxyContin after Maine Drug Enforcement agents confiscated more than 800 pills with a street value in excess of $80,000, authorities said Monday. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/10/09 | 3027 views

Prison guard fired after inmate death

WARREN, Maine — The Maine Department of Corrections has fired one prison guard and demoted another after an internal investigation into the April homicide of inmate Sheldon Weinstein. more

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 11/10/09 | 7163 views

Ex-manager’s lawsuit against Milo dismissed

MILO, Maine — A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by a former town manager against the town of Milo that charged conspiracy, breach of contract, defamation of character and emotional distress was dismissed Monday, without costs or fees to any party. more

By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 11/10/09 | 2239 views

Sebec man pleads guilty to swindling blind man

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — A Sebec man who bilked an 82-year-old blind man out of more than $10,000 pleaded guilty Monday to theft by unauthorized taking. more

By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 11/10/09 | 2607 views