Would a few victims of Russian efforts to sway 2016 presidential votes come forward and describe the experience? I’m curious about the nature of the tactics and incentives, particularly on targeted voters. I don’t want to trivialize Russian schemes, but in the absence of specifics, my free-wheeling mind insists on imagining six-packs of vodka or […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Betty Ann Mitchell
SANFORD — Betty Ann Chadbourne Mitchell, 82, affectionately known as “Bam Bam” by her grandchildren, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 18, 2019 with her loving family by her side following a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. Betty Ann was born in Thomaston, Maine on September 24, 1936 to Wilhelmina Jackson Chadbourne and […]
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Lead paint safety program working in Maine, research shows
Maine’s rigorous new testing standards for lead poisoning in children has resulted in additional inspections of dwellings for lead paint, and those inspections have led to more lead hazards being discovered and removed, according to recently published research. In 2015, Maine approved a law that reduced the blood test threshold that triggers the household inspections […]
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Protection of rare whale, fishing rules on agenda this week
A federal government group is about to begin several days of meetings to try to protect the rare North Atlantic right whale, and its work could result in new rules for harvesters of some of the country’s most popular seafood. The right whales are among the rarest marine mammals, numbering about 411. Their populations were […]
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Bucksport woman charged with killing toddler denied bail
ELLSWORTH — Justice Robert Murray ruled Monday that a Bucksport woman accused of murdering 2-year-old Kloe Hawksley will be held without bail, citing, in part, a lack of a stable living arrangement. Defendant Savannah Smith, 21, cried intermittently during the bail hearing, which lasted more than two hours. Assistant Attorney General Leanne Robbin argued against […]
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Lawyer for former prison guard on trial for sexual assault criticizes accuser
ALFRED — The trial opened Monday for a former guard at a York County pre-release center who is charged with sexually assaulting a female prisoner at the facility. Joshua Dall-Leighton, 34, faces five counts of gross sexual assault and one of unlawful sexual contact. The indictment says that Dall-Leighton had supervisory or disciplinary authority over […]
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Letter to the editor: Embrace wind, not hydropower
Maine should focus on developing self-sustaining sources of clean energy instead of trying to get corporate welfare.
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S&B Financial Services recognizes employee achievement
SACO — S&B Financial Services, located at Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Maine’s oldest bank, is pleased to announce that Lisa Dube of Saco has successfully earned the Series 6 and Series 63 registrations from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and promoted Gary Trempe of Saco to assistant vice president. As a Registered Financial Services […]
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Letter to the editor: Food insecurity is a widespread but hidden Maine problem
A few years ago, a woman fainted in class at York County Community College. What had happened? She had to make a choice between paying her bills and feeding herself. This is a dilemma that many people in Maine have to face. When then-Gov. Paul LePage cut the budget for food stamps, people who previously […]
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