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Mills Appoints New Maine Chief Medical Examiner

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotApril 12, 2024Updated:April 12, 20246 Comments2 Mins Read
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced on Friday that she has appointed retired Air Force Colonel Alice Briones as Maine’s new Chief Medical Examiner.

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“With experience leading the world’s only global medical examiner system, Dr. Briones is incredibly qualified to serve as Maine’s next Chief Medical Examiner,” said Gov. Mills in her statement, “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Briones home to Maine and thank her for her service in this critical role.”

Col. Briones originally hailed from Hampden, and previously headed the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) before retiring from the military.

In that capacity, she headed forensic investigative services for the Department of Defense.

Aside from her time in the military, where she began as a combat medic, Briones also earned a doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine.

As Maine’s Chief Medical Examiner, she will manage the forensic examination of all suspicious deaths in the state which fall under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME).

“I am looking forward to bringing my family back to Maine, giving back to Maine, and continuing the great forensic practices already established within the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,” said Briones.

Briones will be taking over the position from Dr. Mark Flomenbaum, who was appointed to the position by Former Gov. Paul LePage (R-Maine) in 2014.

Dr. Flomenbaum retired from his position earlier this month, and Briones will take over the position full-time in June after fully relocating to Maine.

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Seamus Othot

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or ‪(401) 216-9160‬.

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Wooley Moose
Wooley Moose
2 years ago

Briones photo tells us all that needs to be known about this appointment.
It sure leaves you asking, Why would anyone adorn a mask for a public photo?

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sandy feet
sandy feet
2 years ago

Do we still need a mask?
Her retirement pay and State salrey should be over 500,000.

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Jake
Jake
2 years ago

Emotion over logic – once again—

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Chris
Chris
2 years ago

Why does she wear a mask? Because she’s stooopid and woke as hell more than likely. From one gov’t job to another.

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cheshire cat
cheshire cat
2 years ago

Why does she wear a mask? Maybe she is stump fence ugly.

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SpiderWebDeb
SpiderWebDeb
2 years ago

The mask is a sign of Obedience to the new one party system.

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