AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine woman has been convicted of taking her own children from their legal guardian and driving them to South Carolina. BethMarie Retamozzo, of Fairfield, was convicted Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court of two counts of criminal restraint by a parent. She faces up to five years in prison at sentencing […]
February 2015
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Man injured falling through mall skylight
AUBURN (AP) — Police say a man was seriously injured after falling 40 feet through a skylight on the roof of the Auburn Mall. The man was repairing a heating and ventilation system when he fell Wednesday afternoon. Auburn police say 43-year-old George Beam of Biddeford suffered serious head injuries and was taken to a […]
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Man convicted in wife killing seeks new trial
AUBURN (AP) — Lawyers for a Maine man convicted of killing his wife say in a petition for post-conviction review that their client deserves a new trial because of ineffective defense at his original trial. Brian Nichols, of Turner, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2012 for fatally shooting Jane Tetreault in their […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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Making health care affordable
Except for the truly fortunate, health care is an unavoidable financial burden. Few can pay out of pocket. Insurance is necessary, yet unaffordable for most. Deductibles bring one closer to affordability, but without desired coverage. The entire issue is a straight-out gamble where the house is the insurance company, and the house, as they say, […]
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Location, location, location
Danny’s on the Mall has locations, any Applebees or Olive Garden have locations, but a 1942 John E.L. Huse school, built to house 250-300 students in a residential neighborhood, is not the place to put 55 one-bedroom apartments. It won’t fit. The option of placing 35 one-bedroom apartments is not financially viable for the developer. […]
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Support clean power plan
The first thing I do when I exit the airport in Maine is take several deep breaths. The air tastes clean and crisp, and completely different from the air around my apartment in New York City. After I collect my bags and begin driving to Brunswick, I keep the windows down, and let the intoxicatingly […]
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CALENDAR
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Today in History
Today is Thursday, February 19, the 50th day of 2015. There are 315 days left in the year. On February 19, 1968, the first nationwide broadcast of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” aired on PBS.