Five Maine OCFS Social Workers Face State Licensing Board Following Individual Professional Complaints
Five licensed Maine OCFS social workers—including Director Bobbi Johnson—are scheduled to appear before the Maine Board of Social Worker Licensure following five individual professional complaints. Official notices confirm all five complaints will be presented during the Board’s August 14, 2026 meeting.
The Text Messages That Preceded an Accusation of Going AWOL
The Maine Mirror launches The Pease Accountability Files with an investigation into events at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire involving then-commander Captain Emily Hanson. Through contemporaneous text messages, medical documentation, and official military records, Ryan Michaels examines the chronology surrounding allegations that he went AWOL and invites readers to compare what was documented in real time with what was later alleged. This is Part One of an ongoing investigative series examining the final months of his military career through primary-source evidence.