He promises families they will not face prosecution for paying ransoms to their loved ones’ captors.
2015
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Rejection of Maine casino bill adds to tribes’ rift with state, Maliseet chief says
Indian leaders felt left out of the process at a time when relations with lawmakers were already in bad shape, he says.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Authorities consider federal charges in Maine rape case
Federal prosecutors are deciding whether to charge William Duffy of Massachusetts with crossing state lines to commit a crime.
Posted inMaine
Fryeburg police take stance against domestic violence
New decals on the department’s cruisers are meant to show support for victims and send a message to offenders.
Posted inNation & World, News
Read the text of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s statement in court
He apologizes ‘for the suffering that I’ve caused you, for the damage that I’ve done, irreparable damage.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage accused of ‘blackmail’ after school reverses hiring of Rep. Mark Eves as president
The Good Will-Hinckley board says it wanted to avoid ‘political controversy,’ but Eves says the governor threatened to cut state funding, an ‘abuse of power’ that may lead to a lawsuit.
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Livermore Falls police seek vandal who snapped off flags
The 25 small flags were placed along a bridge spanning the Androscoggin River.
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Maine man sentenced to prison for lying about handgun purchase
The Hampden man represented himself as the buyer of handguns he’d been asked to buy by people who were prohibited from owning them.
Posted inBusiness, News
Hannaford’s Maine customers unlikely to see changes in wake of merger
The new owners will play to the strengths of each, and most of the savings will come from the combined company’s buying power.
Posted inBusiness
Kennebunk Savings CEO Bradford Paige elected chairman of Maine Bankers Association
Jon Prescott, CEO of Katahdin Trust, is elected vice chairman of the bankers group.