Local & State
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Ogunquit Playhouse grant will bring seniors to shows, and out of isolation
The Tramuto Foundation is giving the playhouse a $300,000 grant to combat social isolation.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Maine spelling champ heads for national competition: watch his raucous sendoff
Sebastian Shields is headed to Washington, D.C, to take on top spellers from across the country.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
OSHA takes roofing contractor to court over unpaid safety fines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is trying to collect more than $50,000 in fines, fees and penalties from the Scarborough roofer who faces manslaughter charges in the death of a worker who fell from a Portland roof.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
State ballad proposal passes votes in House, Senate
'The Ballad of the 20th Maine' by Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere still needs another round of approvals to become the official state ballad.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Defrocked priest, 76, sentenced to spend 16 years in prison for sexually abusing boy in Maine
A jury convicted Ronald Paquin last year on 11 of 24 counts of gross sexual misconduct stemming from incidents in the 1980s.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife
Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Committee’s split shows details will be key to legalizing sports betting
Debates are likely on the floor of the Legislature over a bill to allow online wagering, set a 2-tiered tax rate and allow on-premises betting at 11 locations.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Heavy traffic is in this weekend’s forecast as summer season kicks off
Officials expect a record number of vehicles on the Maine Turnpike over the Memorial Day weekend, making the state's tourism industry cautiously optimistic about the coming season.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Bar Harbor man found guilty of raping and murdering former classmate
Jalique Keene, 22, testified in his own defense Friday and acknowledged that a security camera showed him carrying the lifeless body of 19-year-old Mikaela Conley in the early morning of June 1, 2018.
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