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Community members taking a public stance against domestic violence Thursday included Drew Wing, executive director of Boys to Men; Portland Schools Superintendent Jim Morse; Assistant Police Chief Michael Sauschuck; Michael Bourque, incoming president of the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce; and former Attorney General Steve Rowe.

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Community leaders speak against domestic violence

Portland's police chief, a former state attorney general and others spoke out against domestic violence Thursday, in response to homicides in Maine in recent weeks.

The group Boys to Men held a news conference in Portland's Lincoln Park to draw attention to sexual and domestic violence and discuss what can be done to combat it.

They said domestic-violence homicides in Dexter and Winslow in the last three weeks leave them outraged, and they want to channel that anger into action.

Speakers included Police Chief James Craig, Superintendent Jim Morse, former Attorney General Steve Rowe and Drew Wing, executive director of the social change organization Boys to Men.

WISCASSET

Downtown lanes of Route 1 to close for holiday parade

Both lanes of Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset will be closed for about an hour Monday to accommodate the town's July 4th parade, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.

Wiscasset's Main Street will be closed from 11 a.m. to noon, the sheriff's department said. Electronic signs in the midcoast have started flashing warnings about the shutdown.

The heavily traveled stretch of Route 1 is notorious for massive traffic jams in the summer as traffic backs up in both directions from Wiscasset's congested downtown.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

Turcotte says he's resigning from town manager's job

Jack Turcotte is stepping down after nearly two years as town manager.

Turcotte, 64, announced his resignation June 21 and said he will work through the end of July. He said a recent "medical scare" and his need for a knee replacement are prompting him to leave the "fast paced" position.

"I'm not leaving for any particular reason," he said. "I really like this job."

Turcotte stepped into the position in August 2009 after serving as superintendent for Old Orchard Beach schools, which consolidated with Saco and Dayton. Most of his career was spent as an educator.

Professional Malpractice Cases | Medical Malpractice

When most people here the word “malpractice,” they think of medical malpractice where doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals make mistakes and don’t treat you with the knowledge and expertise that you deserve. Even so, it’s not just medical professionals who are held to these higher standards. There are many other professional careers that rely on a high amount of education and finesse which can also be the source of malpractice.

Professional malpractice cases are usually brought to specially educated or certified professionals who don’t perform up to their expected level. For instance, lawyers, accountants, and architects are 3 careers that require more than just a layperson’s knowledge for a task. In spite of this, when people hire any of these services, they’re putting a large amount of trust in the person’s education and experience.

First, lawyers are in charge of advising people according to the law. Because lawyer ‘s work can mean life and death-such as in a charge of murder-it’s very important that they apply all of their knowledge about the court rules and different laws in order to help you. Never the less, legally binding contracts and documents are important with business and devising lasts wills and testaments, so if you truly want your will to be followed, you must make sure that your lawyer uses his skill in creating the document in a way that won’t be disassembled later.

Next, accountants must uphold strict standards of monitoring your finances. If accountants fail to follow the accounting principles, this can reflect badly on your account when it’s audited. This can result in legal damages if they don’t correctly keep your records, or it can result in actual financial losses and damages.

Last of all, engineers and architects take people’s lives in their hands when they’re building and making plans. For instance, if an architect doesn’t correctly the weights of the materials or the angles at which they should place the supporting beams, the structure can collapse and injure those in it and around it. Things that can collapse and cause injury include walls, dams, bridge, staircases, and entire buildings in general.

Professionals go to specialized schools or they must undergo certain certification processes that enable them to handle your legal, financial, and building needs. Nevertheless, if they act negligently and perform less than their expected duty, it can result in financial woes and even severe injuries .

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