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Brandon Sperling, of Spruce Head, was sworn in Monday, May 26, 2021 as the newest Maine Marine Patrol officer. After a nine-week field training program, Officer Sperling will serve in the North Haven/Vinalhaven patrol. Prior to joining the Marine...

Proposal would pay up to $16K over 3 years for qualified officers BILL PEARSON Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:00am Sheriff Todd Brackett explains a new hiring proposal to attract and retain deputy sheriffs during the May 3 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register It’s an ongoing struggle for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett to attract and retain deputies. Brackett explained his hiring dilemma to county commissioners May 3 as one where he has had two to three vacancies for nearly three years. In an effort to fill his department duty roster, Brackett is propos...

Read Article REGION — In recent years recruitment and retention for police departments in Maine and across the U.S. has become more and more of a challenge. In Franklin and Oxford counties, local forces have fared a little better than more urban communities. But the pandemic has stalled high school and college law enforcement education, as well as the residential certifications sessions held twice a year at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The academy’s programming remained in limbo for months as public gathering and social distancing restrictions made it impossible to o...

An interview with Marie Lee, editor of Encore Magazine. They begin by discussing a profile Lee herself wrote about Victor Ledbetter, the newly-elected Portage city commissioner and director of KVCC's Law Enforcement Training Program. A Black American, he believes diversity training can make a big difference in bringing communities together. This month's cover story describes the years of  work and cooperation that went into turning the financially-straightened First Baptist Church of Kalamazoo into a new center for non-profits, entrepreneurs, and artists. It's called the Kalamazoo Non-Profit...