Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Canton receives $9,800 in fines from Department of Labor
Town personnel have worked with an outside safety contractor and completed mandatory trainings.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Fatal Portland shooting began with fight between rival motorcycle clubs
At a bail hearing Friday, a Portland detective detailed the evidence in the case against Aaron Karp, who is accused of killing Susan McHugh during a fight between the two clubs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Teen arrested in string of Auburn thefts
From Sept. 13 to Wednesday, Auburn police have investigated several reports of thefts from motor vehicles throughout the city.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 20, 2024
Kristy J. Allen-McCabe, 44, of 189 Bridgton Road, Sweden, on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drug and trafficking in prison contraband, 4:59 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Oxford Casino, by Oxford Police Department. Kenneth J. Armstrong, 34, of 45 Granite St., Mexico, on charges of criminal trespass and violation of condition of release, 5 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Top Dollar Dave’ talks about the Dempsey Challenge: ‘Meeting Patrick is amazing. We are buddies’
Inspired by wanting to help people, David Gervais has been the top single fundraiser for the Dempsey Challenge many years.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine preservation group lists former children’s museum among most endangered places
The building at 142 Free St. is slated for demolition as part of a major expansion by the neighboring Portland Museum of Art.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Construction to begin in Unity on Maine’s first halal slaughterhouse
Hussam Al Rawi and his wife, Kathryn Piper, opened Five Pillars Butchery, a halal meat processing business in 2017, after moving to Maine the previous year. The couple were awarded nearly $3 million in federal grants earlier this year to add a slaughterhouse to the butchery at 119 Bangor Road.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Schools & Education
Sixth grader arrested after Gray-New Gloucester school bus evacuated
Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine humorist Tim Sample is stepping off the stage
Sample, 73, is retiring from performing live after 50 years so he can spend more time on his art, a passion he’s pursued all his life. His last Maine show is scheduled for June in Boothbay Harbor.