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Westbrook man will serve 22 years for killing neighbor last year
James Fowler, 48, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the November 2024 death of 59-year-old Robert Seger.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County HIV cases do not appear to be linked, Maine CDC says
Five HIV cases have been detected in the county so far this year, following 30 cases recorded in Bangor since 2023.
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Cumberland County DA fired prosecutor who asked her to consider not running for reelection
Valerie Adams says District Attorney Jacqueline Sartoris fired her without offering a formal termination letter after Adams told Sartoris that she plans to challenge her for the office next year.
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Portland trial begins for mother suing Midcoast health provider over daughter’s death
Jasmine Vincent died in 2021 from a type of leukemia. But attorneys say Mid Coast Medical Group in Brunswick failed the teenager by not ordering an X-ray that would have revealed signs of the disease.
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Portland parent deported after ICE arrest near Talbot school
Denis Omar Rivera Martinez was not able to appear in court on a domestic violence charge after immigration officials removed him from the country.
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Parents sue Gorham mobile home park owners over child’s drowning death
The couple says Friendly Village, the mobile home community, failed to repair a fence to a swimming pool where their 2-year-old son drowned.
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Bat in Portland tests positive for rabies
It is one of 4 confirmed cases of rabies in Cumberland County this year and 26 statewide.
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5 don’t-miss exhibits as Maine’s busy fair season ramps up
Historic villages, a ‘Charlotte’s Web’ recreation, and a real rodeo are just some of the many highlights at the state’s agricultural fairs this year.
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South Portland teacher named Cumberland County Teacher of the Year
Monica Malcomson, of Cape Elizabeth, teaches with love.