The University of Maine at Farmington is currently investigating the male student, and has in the past, for stalking, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual assault and physical assault against multiple women. Read More
More and more, the city of Lewiston is taking action by suing landlords to get them to fix their properties. Read More
Federal law requires health care organizations to tell patients when their information is inappropriately disclosed. Read More
The parent companies of a Lewiston hospital where employees created a “wall of shame” of patients with disabilities apologized publicly today to the former employee who took the matter to the Maine Human Rights Commission. Read More
Employees at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston created a “wall of shame” where they displayed confidential medical records of patients with disabilities. Read More
Documenting the opioid crisis
Chipping away at the stigma that blocks too many people addicted to drugs and their loved ones from seeking recovery options emerged as the priority Wednesday in a gathering that included three candidates for governor. Read More
A look at preventing one of the largest public health problems of this time. Read More
Safiya Khalid had already worked a full eight hours at her day job before she started knocking on doors in Lewiston’s Michaud Meadows subdivision. The late summer light was fading fast, and the overcast sky threatened rain. Read More
More than 400 people have contributed to a vision for housing in Lewiston that they hope will be funded with $30 million from the feds. That’s just the beginning. Read More
In Lewiston, the economics that keep a healthy rental market afloat have largely collapsed. Read More
The families’ concerns stem not from public spending but, rather, the potential influence of private money through booster clubs. Read More
The Penobscot County sheriff shared the names of the people he recently appointed to a county jail oversight board, reversing his earlier position of keeping their names private for fear it would expose them to harassment. Read More
Student suing Maine’s university system is under investigation for sexual misconduct against 4 women
The university system’s legal response is the latest twist in a story that began when two female students agreed to be interviewed by the BDN about how the University of Maine at Farmington handled their reports of rape under the federal law Title IX. Read More
A male student, whom multiple women publicly said assaulted or harassed them, filed a lawsuit against Maine’s public university system on Monday alleging that he was, in fact, a sexual assault victim and that the school did not protect him. Read More
To qualify for the money, the homes have to meet national standards and allow residents to take addiction treatment medication. Read More
“There is nothing like working with moms who are really trying to find their way." Read More
There is no complete list, so let us know if we missed anything. Read More
The state is working with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office to develop a blueprint for establishing medication-assisted opioid treatment programs inside Maine county jails. Read More
All Jeannie Chapman remembers from her overdose was drawing the heroin into the needle, sticking it in her arm and then waking up in an ambulance. Read More
The television ads related to CMP’s proposed $1 billion transmission line project started late last year when Stop The Corridor, often referred to as a “dark money” group because its funding source is unknown, ran an ad in several Maine markets. Read More
Supporters and opponents of Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed $1 billion transmission line have combined to spend at least $1.8 million on TV, Facebook and radio advertising since late last year. Read More
The two-term former Republican governor is tending bar at McSeagulls Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor this summer. Read More
