John T. Earnest was a star scholar, athlete and musician who recently embraced white supremacy and anti-Semitism.
2019
Posted inNation & World
Clashes rock Venezuela as Juan Guaido urges opposition uprising
The U.S., meanwhile, is waiting for key Venezuelan officials to make good on a pledge to back the opposition, a top Trump aide says.
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Brunswick to participate in gun takeback program
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police will be one of nine departments in Maine participating in a gun giveback day on Saturday, May 11. The program will allow people who have unwanted firearms to turn them into police departments who are participating in the project, according to a news release from the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. “The […]
Posted inNation & World
Trump says he wants asylum seekers to pay a fee to apply
President Trump has directed additional measures to overhaul the asylum system, which he says is plagued by ‘rampant abuse.’
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth firefighters respond to brush fires
FALMOUTH — The Fire Department responded to several brush fires just north of Maine Turnpike Exit 53 in the early afternoon Monday, April 29. Fire Chief Howard Rice said there were four fires that burned about 1.5 acres. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread or reached the highway. Rice said two fire […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine stresses test as sexually transmitted infections surge
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says Maine has seen “dramatic increases” in gonorrhea and syphilis in the last five years.
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Maine briefs: Ex-priest convicted of altar boy abuse faces sentencing; Game wardens find human remains in Bangor woods
Ex-priest convicted of altar boy abuse faces May sentencing ALFRED, Maine (AP) — The delayed sentencing of a defrocked Massachusetts priest convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy is scheduled for late May. Officials at York County Superior Court in Maine say 76-year-old Ronald Paquin will be sentenced on May 24. A pair of men […]
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Chebeague ferry seeks tax exemption for ambulance service
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Residents hope the Legislature will approve a bill that would exempt the island’s nonprofit ferry from paying sales tax for its new vessel. Unlike air- and land-based ambulances, the ferry, which also serves as a waterborne ambulance, must pay the sales tax. The bill under consideration, LD 124, was sponsored by Rep. Janice […]
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Metro seeks more money from Brunswick, Freeport, Yarmouth
Three communities north of Portland have to decide whether they will steeply increase their financial backing to maintain an express commuter shuttle to Portland that has beaten revenue and ridership expectations since it started in 2016. Metro, the Portland-area public transportation company, launched the Breez shuttle in 2016 to provide buses linking Portland to Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport. Ridership […]
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Man accused of marrying 4 women pleads guilty
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of being married to four women pleaded guilty Monday to bigamy in New Hampshire, but he will avoid jail time if he remains on good behavior for the next five years. Michael Middleton, 43, married a Georgia woman in 2006, an Alabama woman in 2011 and a New […]