The IRS and the department that administers food stamps have sent most of their workers home without pay.
2019
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Murder suspect stalked couple killed in South Paris, state police say
Mark Penley of Peru sneaked into the apartment of Heather Bickford and Dana Hill six months earlier but decided not to shoot them, police say in an affidavit.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Sentencing date set for ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy in Maine
Ronald Paquin, 76, who was convicted in November on 11 of 24 counts of gross sexual misconduct, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills says public has right to know about pardons
But for now, information about a person’s pardon remains confidential under state law.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Person barricaded in South Portland apartment taken into custody
The standoff began when police executed a ‘high-risk’ search warrant at the Kings Wood Park complex on Route 1, which officials believed might contain hazardous chemicals.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
U.S. House alters rule to allow for religious head covering
It passes the same day the country’s first two female Muslim members of Congress take office.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Two women enter temple forbidden to them in India
The move sparks protests, with police firing tear gas at several places.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
U.S. bishops pray at weeklong retreat
The retreat on the church sexual abuse scandal will focus on prayer and spiritual reflection and not formulating policy.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Cover Story: Taking the Leap in a Maritime Tradition
EAST BOOTHBAY — For Mike Bartles, who has been practicing the ancient craft of sail making for ten years, starting a business in a community with a nautical-rich history like Boothbay. “The people who set up and built that (maritime) tradition here were world class, and it’s nice to stay on with that,” Bartles said. […]
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From the Editor: CJ evolves, grows and gets better in 2018
FROM THE MIDCOAST — It is lazy, and admittedly kind of boring, to say that the last year has seen a lot of changes, but for the venerable Coastal Journal, and for myself, those words have never been truer. I am not one to share too much information about my personal life, because, well, I […]