machias maine
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PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Former Washington County officer sentenced for drug, gun charges
The case against Jeffrey Bishop, 55, unfolded with his arrest for providing opioid pills to a teenage girl last year in a high school parking lot.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Man convicted of killing 3 people in Down East rampage
Thomas Bonfanti was accused of traveling to 3 homes, where he killed 3 people and wounded another.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Defendant gives his own opening statement in Maine triple killing trial
Thomas Bonfanti is charged with murder, aggravated attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault for shootings in 2 Washington County communities.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
UMaine Machias faculty support other campuses’ no-confidence votes against chancellor
Faculty at the University of Maine at Machias voted unanimously this week to support earlier votes of no-confidence at UMA, USM and UMF.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Lawmakers emphatic about keeping open 2 Maine veterans’ homes
In other action, the House gave unanimous initial approval to a bill to strengthen protections for election workers on Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine
Maine Veterans' Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
A 4th man is charged in killing of teen Down East
The men are charged in what police describe as the drug-related killing of a 17-year-old in Machias.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Three men arrested in connection with killing of teenager in Machias
The body of a New York teenager was found on a lawn this month, shot dead in what police say was a drug-related killing.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
New York teenager shot to death in Down East Maine
Police in Machias received a report of potential gunfire after midnight Thursday, and the 17-year-old's body was found hours later on a lawn.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Irish brothers from Machias fought, won Revolution’s first naval battle
Two months after Minutemen routed English troops, the six O’Briens seized three invading vessels in ‘the Lexington of the Sea.’