Authorities say Jeffrey Linscott changed the location of an arranged drug sale Wednesday and checked to see if his purported buyer was recording him.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Man found inside burned house had shot himself
A Lebanon man set fire to his house and committed suicide, police say.
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Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine
Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.
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Maine’s top court hears challenge to new rules that reduce solar incentives
In a key case for the industry, an attorney says lowering credits for homeowners who feed the power grid is like charging gardeners for their extra vegetables.
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Agency adds new positions to help Maine veterans transition from jail
The three Department of Veterans Affairs specialists will work with people on issues of homelessness, mental illness or substance abuse, especially during the critical re-entry time after prison.
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Truck driver from New York is charged with manslaughter in Saco turnpike crash
Kenneth Hubbert driving an empty flatbed tractor-trailer, veered into the breakdown lane in Saco, killing a Texas man who had stopped along the roadway..
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Second chorus of voices echoes protest of Sen. Collins’ vote on Republican tax bill
Friday’s protest by about 30 people follows a sit-in Thursday that resulted in the arrests of nine religious leaders.
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Anonymous couple pay off $10,000 in layaway items at South Portland Toys ‘R’ Us
The couple’s generosity covered layaway purchases by more than 100 people, according to the store manager.
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State fumbles data as sexual harassment complaints double
The Maine Human Rights Commission says it doesn’t know why the numbers rose so dramatically, hitting an all-time high of 192 complaints filed in fiscal 2016.
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Reported claims of sex harassment in Maine on the decline
Experts credit the state for requiring a lot of training, but say private settlements could be keeping numbers down.