According to WGME, 24-year-old Alexander Hanks of Lisbon, has been arrested for making threats on Facebook. Lisbon Police say he threatened to blow up a DHHS building.
He is being charged with Class C terrorizing. Authorities did a search of his home on Sabattus Creek Drive in Lisbon, and no firearms or bomb making materials were found...
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is looking to make changes to the food supplements (food stamps) program. The changes, if making it through the rule-making and public hearing process, will go into effect October 1.
A program to strengthen Maine's welfare programs started this Monday, despite some advice from the federal government. A new photo ID is to be added to electronic benefits transfer cards (EBT cards), those cards are used like debit cards by welfare recipients.