Maine’s top court has rejected an appeal by a Fairfield man convicted of murdering his wife in 2016. A jury took less than an hour to find Luc Tieman guilty last year. His wife, 34-year-old Valerie Tieman, was shot twice in the head and neck. Investigators found her body buried behind her husband’s parents’ home in Fairfield. […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune, Scarborough Leader
Race raises funds for Eastern Trail work
The third annual John Andrews Memorial 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 18. The event is held in honor of the late John Andrews, Eastern Trail founder, mentor and friend to the community. According to an Eastern Trail Alliance statement, “His vision to create the Eastern Trail started in the early 1990s. He was […]
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Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Men charged with cutting lobster traps arraigned in Ellsworth court
The charges stem from an investigation by the Maine Marine Patrol following a complaint by a Stockton Springs harvester that his traps were being cut.
Posted inVarsity Maine
Ten Maine high schools will start playing 8-man football next fall
The Maine Principals’ Association vote on high school football also reduces the number of teams in Class A from 14 to eight.
Posted inUncategorized
Putin leaves meeting with North Korea with a message for the U.S.
President Vladimir Putin said North Korea wants guarantees before it will give up its nuclear arsenal.
Posted inMaine, News
Search continues for Wisconsin man believed drowned in Kennebec River
David Dieterich slipped, fell into the river and disappeared on April 18.
Posted inTimes Record
Riverview patient who killed Troy man in 2009 seeks move to Glenburn group home
AUGUSTA — A former Skowhegan woman found not criminally responsible for killing a man on Christmas Eve 2009 is seeking permission to move to a new group home in Glenburn to be closer to relatives, but the victim’s family is against it. Karen McCaul was committed to state custody after being found not criminally responsible […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland Historical Society promotes past, eyes future
SOUTH PORTLAND — As the South Portland Historical Society prepares for the April 27 opening of “Riding the Rails: A History of Trains and Trolleys,” Executive Director Kathryn DiPhilippo reflected on the value of being open seven days a week, free and open to the public. “It’s hard work, but we love our community,” DiPhilippo said. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Retailers join call for Maine to ban plastic bags statewide
AUGUSTA — Maine could join three other states in banning single-use plastic shopping bags if a bill heard Wednesday by the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee becomes law. “It is time we tackle this issue on a larger scale,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, at a news conference before the hearing. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough PD’s Operation Hope expands outreach effort
SCARBOROUGH — Operation HOPE, a Police Department initiative that encourages substance misusers to seek help and recovery, has expanded its outreach with a follow-up program to visit people who have overdosed or been involved in a police incident fueled by opioids. According to a statement from the Maine attorney general on April 18, drug overdose deaths […]