Chairman Phil Bartlett sent a message to party leaders saying that, despite disappointment with his decision, he was right to ask Jon Gale to withdraw after he learned of misconduct allegations.
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Former school bus driver pleads not guilty to assaulting autistic student
Raymond Files is accused of striking the student for not following instructions while Files was driving for the Gray-New Gloucester district.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Schools and Education
Scarborough officials offer support after stabbing at high school
A 20-year-old town resident is charged with stabbing a 15-year-old Scarborough High School student during halftime of a soccer game.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our silence in the face of hate can be misunderstood as approval
Racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic words, unchallenged, can escalate into violence, particularly if they are condoned by leaders.
Posted inCops & Courts
Lyman man sentenced in Wadleigh Pond boat crash
Matthew Campbell, 43, was found guilty in September of four counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump laments ‘evil anti-Semitic attack’ in Pennsylvania
He says the death toll might have been lower if an armed guard had been there at the synagogue.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse
Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former UNE student gets 45 days in jail for domestic violence assault
Nicholas Norton of Medway, Massachusetts, was convicted of the assault and criminal restraint of a fellow student in his dorm room.
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Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend enters insanity plea
James Sweeney waives a jury trial and pleads not criminally responsible to a murder charge in the death of Wendy Douglass in July 2017.
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Newport police charge New York man with forgery and fraud
Mark Pignatello was arrested at a bank where he was attempting to cash a fraudulent $3,000 check, police say.