ROCKLAND — Another hearing has been scheduled to try to resolve the criminal cases against a former contractor accused of bilking scores of customers for nearly $500,000.
State officials have expressed interest in strengthening the probate courts’ oversight of vulnerable Mainers and preventing elder abuse, after an investigation by The Maine Monitor this year revealed gaps in how these courts monitor guardians,.
After Mainers learned this year that neo-Nazi Christopher Pohlhaus had moved to the state and started building a training compound, residents and leaders began calling for the government to stop
More than half the homeowners at The Cottages at Pine Meadow have complained to the attorney general's office but have not gotten any recourse. The developer and builder, meanwhile, deny the claims and have criticized the owners.