An investigation into Bishop Richard Malone’s handling of priests in the Roman Catholic diocese in Buffalo, N.Y., who have been accused of sexual abuse has led to renewed scrutiny of his time leading Maine’s Catholic diocese. The Buffalo-based television news station WKBW this summer investigated how Malone allowed one priest who had been accused of […]
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Fourth quarter off to a strong start for Maine home sales
The fourth quarter started on a positive note for Maine’s housing market, with sales volume and median price increasing in October from a year earlier. According to the Maine Association of Realtors, sales of existing, single-family homes in Maine increased by 3.4 percent in October, compared with a year earlier, and the median sale price […]
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Police still investigating body found floating in Auburn in July
AUBURN — The cause of death of a woman whose body was recovered in July from The Basin remains a mystery. Police said the case is still under investigation. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has said the cause of death of Jessica Gallant, 34, of New Gloucester is undetermined pending toxicology exam results. Her unclothed […]
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Judge orders LePage administration to expand MaineCare
Gov. Paul LePage plans to appeal a judge’s order that his administration move forward with a voter-approved expansion of MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid system. In an order issued Wednesday, Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy detailed seven steps the Maine Department of Health and Human Services must take to comply with the expansion law, […]
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Trump team turns over written answers to Mueller's questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday, avoiding at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors. It’s the first time he has directly cooperated with the long investigation. The step […]
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Holiday blitz in bars to lure young professionals back to Maine
Looking for a young, hip professional who might think about moving to Maine for a job? Try the local bar. Even better, try the bar on Thanksgiving weekend, when it is sure to be filled with kids home from college or out-of-state jobs, as they take a break from visiting with family to catch up […]
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'Teeth-chattering' cold for Thanksgiving
What, you expected the weather to be tropical for Thanksgiving? That would be hard to believe. However, the National Weather Service on Wednesday was calling for snow squalls and air so frigid, the numbers are also a little hard to believe. Temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits overnight, the weather service says, […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 21
100 years ago: 1918 “I think,” said a Lewiston woman, interested in social work, to the Journal, Monday, “that the Y. W. C. A. athletic league is one of the finest organizations ever promoted in these cities. I am delighted at the prospect of its permanent establishment here and it seems to me that it […]
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US judge stalls enforcement of Trump asylum restrictions
HOUSTON — A judge has ordered the U.S. government not to enforce a ban on asylum for people who cross the southern border illegally, another court setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to impose new immigration restrictions without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed Monday with legal groups that immediately sued after President […]
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Chicago hospital shooting began with demand for return of engagement ring
CHICAGO — Moments before her ex-fiance fatally shot her in the parking lot of the hospital where she worked, a Chicago doctor called 911 to report that she had spotted the man and feared for her life, police said Tuesday. As investigators tried to piece together the events that ended with the deaths of the […]