PORTLAND — Police held a press conference Wednesday to once again solicit the public’s help in solving the 2008 killing of a Mercy Hospital security guard. Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center are offering a $30,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person who shot and […]
2011
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Juliana L’Heureux: Writer Cathie Pelletier building Allagash stories
Northern Maine is becoming a writer’s haven for students and followers of author Cathie Pelletier. Her personal love of northern Maine is attracting attention in her writings and teaching. Pelletier grew up in Allagash. She wrote about her 91-year-old father’s life as a logger in “A is for Allagash.” In chapters ordered alphabetically, the biography […]
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Tramway board to discuss Sugarloaf accident
The board meets July 18 and could consider disciplinary action and regulatory changes.
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Strauss-Kahn lawyer meets with DA
For now, the former International Monetary Fund leader remains charged with trying to rape a maid who came to clean his New York hotel suite.
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Bulger pleads not guilty on 19 murder counts
BOSTON — Former reputed crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has pleaded not guilty to a racketeering indictment that accuses him of participating in 19 murders. The plea in Boston federal court today by Bulger, a former FBI informant, came 16 years after he fled following a federal agent’s warning on a separate, pending indictment. […]
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LePage’s son unhurt in I-295 car crash
Paul LePage II lost control of his car on uneven pavement on June 30 near the Brunswick line.
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Harpswell clammer wants better signs on town line
HARPSWELL — A quahog harvester wants a court to require clarification of where the Brunswick-Harpswell town line crosses Middle Bay. Bobby Field, a Harpswell resident, was issued a summons by Brunswick Assistant Marine Resource Officer Paul Plummer in May for allegedly harvesting in Brunswick without a license. But he says it is impossible to tell […]
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USM names health expert to head Cutler Institute
Richard Birkel is a psychologist and expert on long-term care.
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Mile markers mean B2B 10K is a month away
CAPE ELIZABETH — Among the true signs of a Maine summer – surfers without wetsuits, roadside berry stands – is the raising of the mile markers for the state’s most popular road race. The 14th running of the Beach to Beacon 10K is scheduled for Aug. 6, one month from today. Darren Brown and Jason Emery […]
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Casey Anthony could go free after murder acquittal
Now Anthony waits to learn if she could spend her first night out of jail in almost three years. It’s possible that the judge could sentence her Thursday to time already served.