The disgraced former gubernatorial candidate, convicted of possessing child pornography, told police during his most recent arrest he ‘has had this problem for 65 years.’ Scholars doubt whether ‘porn addiction’ actually exists.
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Waldoboro eel farm shutters, leaving harvesters and tribe high and dry
American Unagi’s assets are now owned by a bank as the search for a buyer continues.
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How the Homeland Security shutdown affects Maine’s airports and federal workers
As Congress deliberates, Maine and its federal Department of Homeland Security workforce are facing consequences.
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Kennebunk Land Trust undertaking effort to make trails more accessible
The initiative, which the land trust hopes to expand, also includes work to improve signage and parking areas, as well as online descriptions of the trails.
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Second employee dies after January gas leak at Baileyville plant
The leak at Woodland Pulp last month killed 20-year-old Kasie Malcolm, who died hours after the incident, and injured several other workers.
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Maine CDC announces 4 new measles cases
The new cases are all in Penobscot County, according to state health officials.
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Late Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Maine for presidential campaign, conference
The civil rights leader, who visited Portland and Orono, died Tuesday.
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Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, a longtime Maine resident, dies at 96
The influential Oscar-winning documentarian had summered in Northport since 1974, and one of his many films was about nearby Belfast.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Cumberland County has received bulk of money ICE owed it for holding detainees at jail
The county is still waiting on nearly $500,000 from the Department of Homeland Security, about $200,000 of which has not yet been approved by the agency.
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CMP bills could drop slightly this summer
Maine’s largest utility is proposing a slight decrease in monthly costs as it plans a longer-term rate plan.