A registered sex offender has been indicted by the Penobscot County grand jury on 10 counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
2011
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Maine Air Force land sold to investor
A Portland real-estate firm paid $730,000 for nearly 1,500 acres of former Air Force land in Moscow that was once home to a radar system.
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Vt. reopens last highway destroyed by Irene
Four months after Hurricane Irene hit, Vermont officials reopened Route 107 between Bethel and Stockbridge.
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Reward offered in W. Maine Christmas burglaries
Maine police say a $1,000 reward’s being offered for help bringing the burglars in Farmington to justice who burglarized seven downtown stores on Christmas.
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Susan Collins extends voting streak to 4,825
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has gone 14 years without missing a vote.
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Standish dispatcher accused of stealing town fuel, altering records
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged a town of Standish public safety dispatcher with stealing fuel from the town’s pumps and altering fuel logs. William Rice, 49, of 22 Richville Road, Standish, is charged with class E theft and class B aggravated forgery. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the charges stem from […]
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Deering continues resurgence with win over SP
PORTLAND—You can’t come any closer to winning a title without actually doing so than what the Deering girls’ basketball team experienced last winter. This season, the Rams struggled out of the gate with successive losses, but Deering has returned to form and now resembles the top contender so many expected it to be. Wednesday evening, […]
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UPDATE: 'What ifs' for Portland, Brennan after mayor reveals cancer surgery
PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan is recovering at home after having a cancerous tumor removed from his intestine. A press release late Thursday said surgery was performed last weekend at Maine Medical Center and Brennan’s prognosis is “excellent,” although he will continue to be treated for lesions discovered on his liver. City Hall spokeswoman Nicole […]
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Scarborough lawmaker's bill targets gang recruitment in Maine
SCARBOROUGH — Maine must do more to prevent the growth of criminal street gangs, whose numbers are rising in rural states like this one where they can operate under the radar. That’s the basic premise underlying a bill reintroduced for the second session of the 125th Legislature by Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough. “An Act To […]
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Trooper accused of driving drunk appeals to colleagues
Sgt. Robin Parker said state police members are upset he didn’t get “treated differently,” but asked them not to take their anger out on the troopers who stopped him.