Foster Bates was convicted in 2001 of killing Tammy Dickson, his neighbor and babysitter. But Bates has maintained his innocence in the slaying and hopes new witnesses and evidence will get him a new trial.
American Aquafarms has appealed a recent decision by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to terminate two lease applications for a proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Bay.
Rodney Jenkins may be subjected to a jury trial in Cumberland County following accusations that a female subordinate, Marlene Harris, endured sexual harassment from him, and retaliation from the Cumberland County Department of Public Health.