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Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret The Maine State Police conducted more than 200 internal affairs investigations in the past six years and found allegations to be true in 65 cases, but the misconduct is kept hidden in all but a small number. By Callie Ferguson, Matt Byrne and Erin Rhoda Share This the first of three stories jointly investigated and written by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and Bangor Daily News about how the Maine State Police conceals officer wrongdoing. The project is supported by the Pulitzer Center. For the final month of 2...

Our View: Rise in reckless driving another consequence of COVID The pandemic took a lot of people off the roads, but Maine still had an increase in fatal accidents. By The Editorial Board You can count roads and highways among the exceptions. The pandemic took a lot of people off the roads, as people worked from home and travel was restricted. So it was no surprise that the number of miles driven and vehicle accidents were both down last year. But motor vehicle deaths in Maine in 2020 actually went up over the previous year – a result, police say, of an increase in reckless, distracted an...

Our View: Rise in reckless driving another gift from COVID The pandemic took a lot of people off the roads, but Maine still saw an increase in fatal accidents. By The Editorial Board You can count roads and highways among the exceptions. The pandemic took a lot of people off the roads, as people worked from home and travel was restricted. So it was no surprise that the number of miles driven and vehicle accidents were both down last year. But motor vehicle deaths in Maine in 2020 actually went up over the previous year — a result, police say, of an increase in reckless, distracted and imp...

PAWTUCKET – While sharing buses with the William M. Davies Career and Technical High School seemed like a good idea on paper, Pawtucket families and officials have grown frustrated with the delays it has caused students both before and after school. “We aren’t doing a good service to our families in Pawtucket,” Erin Dube, deputy chairwoman of the Pawtucket School Committee, said at the March 25 meeting. “They want buses on time for their families.” To remedy the situation, school board members voted 6-0 to go out to bid for a new transportation contract without including Lincoln...

Maine State Police say they will start targeted enforcement to curtail speeding, distracted driving and infractions like expired inspection and registration stickers, which have been overlooked since the pandemic began last year.