FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to dragging a Jay police officer about 50 feet when he attempted to put a vehicle she was driving into park during a traffic stop. Melissa J. Couture, 34, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to three felony counts of assaulting an officer, eluding an […]
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No injuries reported in Lewiston rollover
A car rolled over after a collision Tuesday at Locust and Canal streets in Lewiston. Police said a Kia Sportage driven by Katie Whittacre, 31, of Auburn, cut off a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck driven by Joshua Knowles, 39, of Poland while switching lanes southbound on Canal Street. No injuries were reported. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) A Kia […]
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Collins and King slam Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship
NORRIDGEWOCK — Both of Maine’s U.S. senators said Tuesday they are strongly opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to issue an executive order revoking birthright citizenship for the children of noncitizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. “I completely disagree with that,” Republican Sen. Susan Collins said in an interview following a news […]
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Trump wants to order end to birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making another hardline immigration play in the final days before midterm elections, declaring that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-citizens. With seven days to go before high-stakes elections that he has sought to […]
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Misconduct allegations lead John Gale to drop out of Cumberland DA race
Jon Gale dropped out of the race to become the Cumberland County district attorney on Monday night after the Maine Democratic Party had asked him to withdraw over unspecified allegations of sexual misconduct from when Gale worked at Unum in the early 2000s. Gale, 51, didn’t directly address the allegations about his time at Unum, […]
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Maine police halt truck in Richmond, say load of explosives wasn’t properly secured
Maine State Police took a commercial vehicle off the road Monday morning after discovering that the truck was carrying a load of explosive blasting agents that had not been properly secured, a violation of federal law. The discovery occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Route 197 in Richmond when Cpl. Chris Rogers, during a Maine Department […]
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Eric Brakey, Zak Ringelstein get feisty with Angus King
The three candidates for U.S. Senate sparred on immigration, health care, gun control and more during a fast-moving debate Monday night. U.S. Sen. Angus King, the incumbent independent, said he is running for re-election because he has seen a lot of “hope and heartbreak” over the past year, and he wants to address both. He mentioned the […]
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House speaker says lawmaker accused of firearms violations should resign
House Speaker Sara Gideon said Monday that state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce should resign if allegations are true he broke a Maine law by tagging game on a firearms hunting permit. The Maine Warden Service last week confirmed it was investigating Pierce, R-Dresden, after public game records showed he had used firearms to kill deer, moose and turkey […]
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TAM to present holiday play 'The Santaland Diaries'
MONMOUTH — Theater at Monmouth will present the cult holiday hit, “The Santaland Diaries,” starting with a preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22. Opening night is Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Additional performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24, 29 and 30, and Dec. 1; and 1 p.m. Nov. 24 and 25, and Dec. 1 and […]
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Dance party at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Niche Inc. of Gardiner will be having its third anniversary show, and are commemorating this event with a dance party featuring the Nikki Hunt Band at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Doors open at 7. Tickets are $25 for VIP, which includes a meet-and-greet and […]