BANGOR — Police are searching for a 31-year-old man in connection with the slayings of three people whose charred bodies were found in a burned-out car in Bangor in August. Nicholas J. Sexton, 31, address unknown, is wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant for a triple homicide in Maine, according to a police log […]
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Hometown heroes Karmin help celebrate Old Town Riverfest
More than a thousand people turned out for the 16th annual Old Town Riverfest on Saturday, and the grand marshals for the parade were chart-topping pop duo Karmin — one half of which is Old Town native Nick Noonan. Though Noonan is now a big-time pop star with legions of fans, he’s still an Old […]
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Libertarian could win bloc in Maine
LEWISTON — If you’re like most Maine voters, you’ve probably never heard of Gary Johnson. If you have, you’re likely a die-hard Libertarian, a political reporter and/or under the age of 40. But the former two-term governor of New Mexico and Libertarian Party candidate for president may play a bigger role in Maine’s 2012 election […]
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Parties encouraging early voting in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Election Day is still more than a month away, but many Mainers won’t be waiting to cast their ballots. The state’s political parties are encouraging voters to apply for absentee ballots and vote early as they did in the last presidential election. In 2008, about 32 percent of votes — or 238,940 […]
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Maine’s new welfare time limit cuts thousands from rolls
AUGUSTA — The number of Maine households receiving welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program decreased by more than 3,000 between January and July of this year. State welfare officials and advocates agree that the approximately 26 percent drop in Maine’s TANF caseload since January results directly from the implementation this year […]
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Head-on collision shuts down Congress St. in Portland
PORTLAND — Police are investigating a head-on collision that sent a Saco man and a Portland woman to the hospital Thursday. Robert Biltcliffe of Saco was driving on Congress Street near Brookline Cemetery around 11:35 a.m. when his Ford Ranger drifted across the road and struck a Honda minivan driven by Brenda Grindle of Portland, […]
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Megabucks ticket worth $8 million sold in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — A lottery ticket worth more than $8 million was sold at a local convenience store. Maine State Lottery officials said Wednesday night’s winning Megabucks Plus ticket was purchased at the Big Apple in Fairfield. The jackpot was $8,175,000. No one has come forward yet to claim the prize, which state officials say is […]
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Pair charged in two pharmacy robberies
NEWPORT (AP) — Police have arrested two people they say are responsible for robberies and attempted robberies at pharmacies in Newport and Pittsfield. Twenty-five-year-old Jonah Masse and 20-year-old Sydney Duff were arrested at their Dixmont home at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. They are charged with two counts of robbery each. They are being held at […]
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Saco woman pleads guilty to stabbing ‘best friend’
ALFRED (AP) — A Saco woman accused of stabbing a man she described as her best friend has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Pamela Young was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to elevated aggravated assault for the December 2010 stabbing of Dale Berube. Young and Berube were roommates. Berube was found by […]
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Bath man accused of stabbing woman reaches deal
BATH (AP) — A Bath man accused of what authorities called a “vicious” knife attack on his girlfriend that nearly killed her is scheduled to plead guilty. Prosecutors said 29-year-old Matthew Wycoff has agreed to plead guilty Friday to a charge of elevated aggravated assault. Sagadahoc County District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau told The Portland Press […]