FREEPORT — Five Freeport Middle School eighth graders were honored Tuesday for winning awards in C?SPAN’s annual Student Cam documentary competition. Alexander Dawson, Zane Aguiar and Will Morris placed third of 150 entries in the national competition for their video “The American Idea.” The trio won a $750 prize. “The American Idea” outlines what it […]
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Man charged with drunken driving after Buxton police notice ‘strange sight’
Police say Justin Sproul backed his truck into another vehicle and inadvertently towed it from a bar parking lot.
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Maine House approves bill that removes religious and philosophical exemptions for school vaccines
AUGUSTA — On a narrow and mostly party-line vote, the Maine House Tuesday, 78-59, approved a bill that removes religious and philosophical exemptions for public school vaccination requirements. The measure, which was largely opposed by Republicans, would require all school-aged children in Maine to receive a mandatory series of vaccinations aimed at protecting against several […]
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Divided House passes bill to end most exemptions to school vaccine requirements
The exemptions have allowed parents to avoid vaccinating their children against infectious diseases before they enroll in school, leaving Maine with one of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates.
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Six charged with smuggling drugs, disguised as legal papers, into Wiscasset jail
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency began investigating drug activity at Two Bridges Regional Jail in January.
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Drug agents charge six people for allegedly smuggling drugs into Wiscasset jail
WISCASSET — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged six people with smuggling drugs into Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. The drug agency’s Mid-Coast District Task Force and jail officials began investigating the suspected smuggling operation in January. Investigators focused on 23-year-old Alexander Laurelez of Topsham, who allegedly enlisted the help of a 17-year-old […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth provides growth data; council OKs budget
FALMOUTH — As the Town Council continues to wrestle with resolving growth and density issues that have dogged it for the past year, residents are continuing to ask questions about the data being referenced. In the past several months the website Save Falmouth, which has now expanded to include a newsletter, has disseminated information arguing that […]
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Former Maine man accused of having at least 4 wives expected to admit to bigamy
Michael Middleton, 43, who lived most recently in Old Orchard Beach, faces as much as 7 years in prison in New Hampshire and could face charges in other states as well.
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Attorneys questioned on second day of Jay Mercier murder appeal in Skowhegan
Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.
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Top pitching prospect Darwinzon Hernandez joins Red Sox
Hernandez, who has been with the Portland Sea Dogs, was added to Boston’s roster for Game 2 of a doubleheader.