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Published
May 23, 2022

Maine poet, faced with terminal diagnosis, keeps writing

Nick Stone, a corporate lawyer for decades, started writing poetry in retirement. His second book, 'Seaward: A Lyrical Memior,' was published last month, eight months after he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.
Published
May 22, 2022

Hail the size of golf balls pummels Maine towns

A powerful storm cell pelted the towns of Livermore Falls and Jay late Sunday afternoon.
Published
May 22, 2022

Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position

Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.
Published
May 22, 2022

Police: Body found in Sebasticook River is man last seen in March

Justin Howard, 36, was last seen March 28 when he ran into the river in Clinton.
Published
May 22, 2022

State police search for Jay man after pursuit through multiple towns

Police say they are looking for Barry Hall, 33, after he led officers late Friday on an automobile chase and then fled on foot.
Published
May 22, 2022

Man charged with murder in shooting death of Wells toddler

Octavia Jean Huber-Young, 2, died after being shot Saturday during a family dispute; a 19-year-old was arrested and charged Sunday with killing her.
Published
May 22, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine decline

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 205 patients on Sunday, down from 214 the day before.
Published
May 22, 2022

Furor followed Malloy from Connecticut to Maine

Malloy was once the least popular governor in the country and some in Connecticut are still upset about his reforms of that state's higher education system.
Published
May 22, 2022

‘A deep thinker,’ Mariah ran – even from the help she needed

The mother of a troubled teenager, who died this month behind the wheel of her family's SUV in Saco, shares the frustration of helping her daughter navigate an anemic mental health system.
Published
May 22, 2022

UMaine System faculty lose faith in chancellor as his contract comes up for renewal

‘He doesn’t understand or want to understand the issues the faculty are raising,’ said a professor from the Augusta campus, the first school to declare no confidence in Chancellor Dannel Malloy.