HOULTON (AP) — A Maine State Police sergeant accused of showing up to work in her department cruiser while drunk has avoided jail time. Sgt. Julie Bergan on Monday lost her license for 90 days, was fined $500 and was ordered to take part in a first offender OUI alternative sentencing program. Prosecutors had asked […]
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Top lobster scientists gather in Maine
PORTLAND — Top lobster scientists are meeting to look at fundamental changes that have affected lobsters in recent years after a summer that featured a potentially record-breaking haul in Maine and Canada and a crash in wholesale prices. The Maine Sea Grant program at the University of Maine is hosting a conference in Portland beginning […]
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Maine restraint law puts schools in bind
LEWISTON — Local lawmakers and public school officials said Monday they were urging the Maine Department of Education to revisit a rule change made last year regarding student restraints. The change, which is legally binding for schools and teachers and was approved by the state Legislature, has added a layer of uncertainty on when teachers […]
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Prosecutor says killing of North Anson man drug-related
SKOWHEGAN — Opening arguments were heard Monday in Somerset County Superior Court in the murder trial of a Norridgewock man accused of killing a North Anson man three years ago in a drug-related slaying. Robert Lee Nelson, 41, is accused of shooting Everett L. Cameron to death as Cameron sat in his truck on Town […]
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Man who robbed Shaw’s with water pistol gets 18 months in prison
ELLSWORTH — After pleading guilty to robbery and two charges of theft, a Tremont man was sentenced to 8 years in prison with all but 18 months suspended. Shaun Parsons, 34, admitted earlier this month in Hancock County Superior Court that he robbed the Ellsworth Shaw’s Supermarket on July 21. He was sentenced the same […]
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Driver flees on foot after Saco crash
SACO (AP) — Police in Saco are looking for the driver who fled after being involved in a traffic accident. Police say there was a two-vehicle crash at Ocean Park Road and Cumberland Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. A person driving a pickup truck fled the scene on foot after the accident. Maine State […]
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Maine gas prices drop slightly
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gas prices in Maine dropped slightly in the past week, but remain well above the national average. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price in the state fell by just over a penny to $3.58. Nationally, the price remained unchanged, at $3.43 per gallon. Prices in Maine are now […]
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Mysteries remain in Alton murder-suicide
ALTON — Scott Reed stabbed his estranged wife, Danielle, to death at their house and met his best friend at a Bangor restaurant before both men were found dead of gunshot wounds at the Reed home on Nov. 19, state police said Sunday. Speaking in detail for the first time about the grisly incident, Maine […]
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Carbon monoxide exposure sends 2 to hospital
KENNEBUNK (AP) — Authorities say two people needed treatment at the hospital after dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide were found in their Kennebunk home. The homeowners called 911 at about 10 a.m. on Sunday to report that their carbon monoxide detector was going off in the Old Port Road home. Firefighters responded and tested […]
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Final recount from Maine election set for Monday
AUGUSTA (AP) — State election officials will conduct the final recount of ballots from the Nov. 6 election. Officials on Monday were holding a recount in the Piscataquis County commissioner’s race between Democrat Donald Crossman and Republican Frederick Trask. Trask was 10 votes ahead of Crossman on Election Day. A recount had also been scheduled […]