See a list of schools we checked for radon tests
Schools are not following the federal government’s advice to test for radon every five years, even though the radioactive gas is prevalent throughout Maine.
Maine police departments now have to follow stricter rules on use of force
All Maine law enforcement agencies are now required to adopt rules outlining how and when police use force in the face of resistance.
Maine prisons to ease coronavirus restrictions in coming weeks
State prisoners will be able to have visitors and resume jobs in the community in July, though some rules and precautions that didn’t exist prior to the pandemic will still apply.
State investigating Portland jail’s use of pepper spray against 2 inmates with mental illness
In one case, staff at the Portland jail filled a man’s cell with pepper spray to handcuff him.
Amid protests, Maine justice academy head addresses calls to reinvent policing
In an interview, Rick Desjardins discussed a federal bill that would ban chokeholds, the training cadets undergo, and the concept of policing with permission.
How rules on police use of force differ across Maine’s 4 biggest departments
The Bangor and Lewiston police departments, as well as the Maine State Police, do not explicitly require officers to intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers, while rules in Portland require officers there to intervene.
There are no more active cases of the coronavirus at the Hope House shelter in Bangor
There are no more active cases of the coronavirus associated with the Hope House Health and Living Center in Bangor, officials said Monday.
He pleaded to leave Maine prison early amid pandemic. The answer was no.
Why the debate about reducing Maine’s prison population has been more contentious than the move to shrink its jails during the pandemic.
See where all the protests are happening across Maine
To show their scale, the Bangor Daily News compiled a map of the protests across the state based on both our own reporting and reporting by other Maine news outlets.
Officials still aren’t sure how the coronavirus got into Maine prison
Officials still aren’t sure how the novel coronavirus made its way into Maine’s second largest prison last month, infecting four inmates who have all since recovered, the state’s corrections chief said.
Maine police say they want to end racism in policing but have opposed efforts to track their treatment of minorities
Gathering that information would be a first step for state leaders to know how extensive bias is in Maine policing.
Maine proposes tourists show negative coronavirus test to skip 14-day quarantine
The Mills administration is circulating a proposal to allow tourists to skip Maine’s 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state visitors if they can provide recent negative COVID-19 test results.
Maine is planning alternative to 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors
Lifting the quarantine order will likely require a blend of testing, symptom checks, public education and adherence to industry-specific COVID-19 prevention guidelines and protocols, Heather Johnson said.
Where Maine stands on coronavirus testing
Maine is still figuring out how to randomly test people in the community, to better detect and trace transmission. And the percentage of people testing positive is still fairly low compared with other states — but it could be lower.
As summer nears, the Maine hospitality industry braces for the unknown
Like other states, Maine must balance economic impact and public safety while reopening.
Inside Bangor’s heated debate over how to protect its homeless in an outbreak
When it came to protecting people who are homeless from getting and spreading infection, city officials clashed with Bangor’s largest shelter, the Hope House Health and Living Center, over how to develop a strategy that was both prudent and fast.
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