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Local & State

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July 17, 2013

Federal official: Maine’s county jail system is ‘terminal’

He says too many jails are in disrepair, warehousing inmates who are more dangerous than before, and staffed by guards with low morale.
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July 17, 2013

Ex-Maine basketball star’s sentencing postponed

Dana Wilson, 62, was found guilty in May of possessing child porn.
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July 17, 2013

Maine man charged in slaying held without bail

Nathan Morton of Greene is charged with murder in connection with the April killing of Romeo Parent.
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July 17, 2013

LePage taking part in Gettysburg commemoration

The governor will tour the battlefield with the Maine and Alabama National Guard and take part in a ceremony at Little Round Top.
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July 17, 2013

Waterville festival to screen two Maine-based films

Both works-in-progress are based on true stories of the Maine woods.

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July 17, 2013

Maine’s fisheries commissioner hosts final lobster forum

Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher is hosting a meeting Wednesday at Scarborough High School.
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July 17, 2013

Maine Medical Center best state hospital – again

But some question the motives and methodology behind U.S. News and World Report's work.
Published
July 17, 2013

Local & State Dispatches

Elderly woman dies of injuries from Saturday crash / Maine man pleads not guilty to Lewiston arsons / Historic lakeside inn heads for auction block ... and more news from around the state.
Published
July 16, 2013

Witness sees dog kill protected Maine bird; owner sought

At approximately 10 a.m. Monday, a witness saw a dog – walking with its owner – attack a piping plover nest and kill one of the chicks.
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July 16, 2013

Police link Bath man to series of fires, including at a day care

Bath police and firefighters responded Sunday night to a call for a fire in a dumpster at the YMCA. A search in woods nearby located 21-year-old Allan Vigil.