Child abuse in ME is unfortunately a huge problem. My first summer there, 4 kids in a month were murdered by caretakers. @mweidmayer does an incredible job looking into how a 10yo boy was abused for months and authorities failed to notice https://t.co/71gBoYotlD
NEW: A soldier who served with Maine mass shooter Robert R. Card II in the Army Reserve begged his superiors to stop Card before he was going to “snap and commit a mass shooting,” text messages released by police show.
@bangordailynews
https://t.co/LWj7nGJPK9
The BDN has disabled its paywall for news updates of the shootings in Lewiston, where as many as 20 people were killed Wednesday via BDN https://t.co/YdV66oUCbB
Who is to blame for the rats in Old Town? The city of Old Town is suing a resident, saying her property is contributing to the issue.
She says there are no rats in her neighborhood
https://t.co/ANst3MjCIP
NEW: At the most consequential moment of his career, Mel Tucker repeatedly made false statements to the attorney investigating him for sexual harassment.
He misled her about basic facts, including where and when the now-infamous phone call occurred.
🧵
https://t.co/5zvah5g7RB
It’s hard to explain the level of scrutiny the university’s handling of this will face, but I’m going to try. Properly handling sexual assault & harassment is MSU’s glaring weak spot and this is the biggest imaginable test. 🧵
~Some personnel news~
I'm moving to Bangor, Maine, for a job with the Bangor Daily News, where I'll be doing public safety and accountability reporting. My last day with MLive is Wednesday and I leave for Maine in just over a week.