PORTLAND — Portland’s black population is underrepresented on the city’s police force and overrepresented in the arrest logs, Police Chief Michael Sauschuck told an audience of more than 50 people Monday night. Of Portland’s approximately 66,000 residents, 7 percent are black, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. Sauschuck said on Monday night that out of […]
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Police identify woman whose body was pulled from Kennebec River in Pittston
AUGUSTA — Police have released the identity of a woman whose body was pulled from the Kennebec River in Pittston on Saturday. The deceased woman has been identified as Vicky Trask, 45, of Augusta, according to Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. No foul play is suspected in Trask’s death, Reardon […]
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Attorney asks court to sentence Portland woman to work with former congressman
PORTLAND — An attorney representing Jody Flynn, a Portland woman convicted of stealing nearly $333,000 from investors in a pulp mill purchase, urged a judge on Monday to sentence her to work for a former congressman. Defense attorney Thomas Hallett told Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court Justice Joyce Wheeler that Flynn had an offer to […]
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‘There are other steps they could have taken’: Family members of man killed during police standoff react
CHESTER — Ohio relatives of the man killed Saturday during a police standoff in the woods off Route 116 had more questions Sunday than answers about what led to his death. Maine State Police identified the man in a press release Sunday morning as Shad Gerken, 34, of Woodville. Gerken’s mother, Tawnie Gerken of Englewood, […]
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Islesboro police assist Canadian Space Agency in retrieving wayward research balloon
ISLESBORO — It’s not every day the Islesboro public safety department receives a call from the Canadian Space Agency, asking for help finding a wayward high-altitude research balloon. But that’s exactly what happened last Saturday, according to Public Safety Director Fred Porter. The stratospheric balloon was launched Friday, Sept. 19, from a base in Timmins, […]
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Dogfish remain abundant off of Maine, East Coast despite recent low survey numbers
PORTLAND — The stability of the dogfish population off the coast of New England is not in jeopardy despite a recent survey that found less of the fish off of Maine and New Hampshire than previous years. The little sharks, which range from Labrador to Florida and are most abundant from Nova Scotia to Cape […]
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LePage reverses position, will participate in five debates
AUGUSTA – The re-election campaign for Gov. Paul LePage announced Sunday afternoon that LePage, a Republican, would participate in five scheduled debates. “This decision has come after much reflection over the past week on the value in debating Congressman Michael Michaud, who has continually been dishonest with the Maine people about Governor LePage’s stance on […]
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LePage urges hunters to donate meat to the needy
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is urging Maine hunters to donate meat to help feed needy families. The Republican governor said the Hunters for the Hungry Program lets Maine hunters “pursue a sport they love and help their neighbors at the same time.” Through the program, hunters can donate bear, deer and moose meat […]
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Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man Saturday during standoff in Chester
CHESTER —- Police shot and killed a man in his mid-30s about 6 p.m. Saturday off Route 116 in Chester at the end of an eight-hour standoff, according to the Maine State Police. The names of the dead man and the troopers involved are expected to be released Sunday. The man had held police at […]