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Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges

by Megan Gray September 22, 2018September 22, 2018

James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.

Bill Nemitz, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: With his murder sentence nearing its end, inmate fled from the prospect of freedom

by Bill Nemitz September 20, 2018September 19, 2018

With just 15 months left on his sentence, Arnold Nash escaped last week only to be caught four days later, in an apparent effort to stay longer in the captivity he’s known for so long.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education

Former bus driver charged with assaulting autistic student

by Megan Gray September 19, 2018September 19, 2018

A man who drove a bus for the SAD 15 school district in Gray and New Gloucester is accused of striking a student while on a trip to Saco.

Business

Danish bank CEO quits amid money laundering scandal

by JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press September 19, 2018September 19, 2018

Thomas Borgen’s resignation follows an internal probe of an Estonian subsidiary that found suspicious transactions.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

One of 2 suspects in Washington County slaying accepts plea deal

by Megan Gray September 19, 2018September 20, 2018

Former Lewiston resident Quaneysha Greeley pleads guilty to two felony charges in connection with the death of nursing aide Sally Shaw, who was shot in the head and left alongside a highway Cherryfield.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Defense expert says Belgrade man on trial in fatal shootout didn’t touch the weapons

by Betty Adams September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

An expert says that her review of DNA reports from the State Police Crime Laboratory indicate Scott Bubar couldn’t have handled the weapons used in a May 2017 shootout in Belgrade.