Six former fourth- and fifth-graders from Stockton Springs Elementary School testified about their 2008 ordeal.
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Possible layoffs at company that refurbishes Humvees
The company’s funding comes from Defense Department earmarks. But the earmarks didn’t pass Congress this year.
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Slower speeds ordered on turnpike for snow
The speed limit for the turnpike from Kittery to exit 109 in Augusta is set at 45 mph for Friday’s morning commute.
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Woman gets 12 days for attempted entry in Maine
A Brazilian woman who attempted to illegally enter Maine by hiding in the trunk of a Canadian woman’s car has been sentenced to 12 days in jail.
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State/Local Dispatches
PORTLAND FDA: Portland Shellfish to stop shipping some products The Food and Drug Administration says Portland Shellfish Co. has agreed to stop shipping ready-to-eat lobster, shrimp and crab products. The FDA said Portland Shellfish officials signed a consent decree, approved Thursday by a federal judge, that arose from an inspection last year that revealed listeria […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Maine Elite Lacrosse registration upcoming Maine Elite Lacrosse’s session III registration opens Feb. 1. The boys’ grades 7-8 season runs Tuesdays March 1 through April 12 at the Portland Sports Complex. Game time is 6:15 p.m. Sundays from March 6 through April 24 at YourSpace in Gorham, boys and girls in grades 2-8 have skills […]
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Block party
The Maine Mall in South Portland was as busy as a multi-colored beehive on Saturday, Jan. 15, as builders gathered from all over for a fundraiser for the fourth annual Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland LEGO House Buildathon. Keegan Haley, 8, right, and Hunter Brown, 9, both from Gray, teamed up to build a […]
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Mid-Coast Meetings: Jan. 21 – 27
Brunswick Mon. 1/24 4 p.m. Teen Center Advisory 35 Union St.. Mon. 1/24 5 p.m. Conservation Commission 28 Federal St. Mon. 1/24 7 p.m. Town Council Maine Street Station Tue. 1/25 7:30 a.m. Brunswick Downtown Association 28 Federal St. Tue. 1/25 7 p.m. Planning Board MSS Wed. 1/26 6 p.m. School Board Workshop 46 Federal […]
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South Sports Roundup
Scarborough boy wins district Hoopshoot crown Scarborough’s Stephan Gikas was the boys’ 12-13 age winner at Sunday’s district Elks Hoopshoot foulshooting contest in Rockland. Gikas advances to the state shootoff, held at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 30 at Brunswick High School. SPNLL holding registration The South Portland National Little League is holding its registration Feb. 7 […]
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Southern Meetings: Jan. 21 – 27
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 1/25 6:30 p.m. School Board Finance Committee CEHS Tue. 1/25 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals TH Tue. 1/25 7 p.m. Open Space and Green Belt Management Plan Committee TH Tue. 1/25 7:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Thu. 1/27 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PW South Portland Mon. 1/24 6:30 p.m. City […]