He was a great lawyer, and federal prosecutor, but it was his 35 Boston crime novels that George V. Higgins Jr. will be best remembered for, from his 59 years on earth.

Portland lawyer Chris Harmon is a world-class long distance runner. (Top Maine runner in Boston Marathon last year). He joined the Maine Bar association three years ago. Recently, he handled a case on behalf of a person who was out for a run one day. The person got his by a motor vehicle that was driving too fast, and recklessly. Catastrophic injuries. Chris filed suit for the victim. Defendant defaulted, and no insurance coverage available from the defendant. But

Laws that go into effect in other states sometimes ending up coming to Maine as well. Alaska has just changed the way it handles the granting of bail to criminal defendants charged with crimes. Read this, and see if you would like this system coming to Maine. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/alaskas-criminal-bail-changes-to-point-based-system/

Here is the existing statute for marijuana regulations in Maine. The Legislature is working to update the statute at the moment. http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec2452.html)