BATH (AP) — Police say a home health nurse has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from a client’s Bath home. Stephanie Walker of Phippsburg was charged Tuesday with theft by unauthorized taking and receiving stolen property. Chief Michael Field says an investigation was launched in July when a resident reported […]
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Experts say heroin use on rise in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Substance abuse experts say they are seeing a sharp increase in heroin use and addiction in Maine, and they predict the situation will only get worse. Experts said the surge in heroin use comes at a time when the state is placing limits on the use of effective treatment drugs. Ronni Katz, […]
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U.S. Reps. Pingree, Smith to tour BIW
BATH (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine is bringing the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee to Bath Iron Works for a tour. Maine Democrat Pingree and Rep. Adam Smith of Washington plan to tour BIW and a Navy ship under construction there on Thursday. Pingree, who’s also a member […]
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Jury begins deliberations in Mercier cold-case murder trial
SKOWHEGAN — A jury of seven women and five men began deliberations late Thursday morning in the cold-case murder trial of Jay S. Mercier of Industry. Mercier is accused of killing Rita St. Peter, 20, of Anson, whose body was found off Campground Road in Anson on July 5, 1980. Mercier, who was the prime […]
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Basketball: Barnies signs with Finnish team
ORONO — Former University of Maine men’s basketball standout Troy Barnies has signed a professional contract to play for Salon Vilpas in Finland’s top division.Barnies, an Auburn native who played for Edward Little High School, is coming off a very good season playing for Istanbulspor in Turkey. He averaged nearly 11 points, six rebounds and […]
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Lewiston mayor says comments used as political weapon
“>Click here to watch a video of what Ahmed had to say. LEWISTON — Mayor Robert Macdonald’s comments to the BBC earlier this year have again put the city in the spotlight — and not in a good way. In a documentary on America that aired Sept. 11, Macdonald told the BBC: “You (immigrants) come […]
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72 schools, 1,619 XC runners to converge on Belfast for Saturday’s Festival of Champions
BELFAST — Race director Glendon Rand jokes that if he known what kind of monster he was creating when he dreamed up the idea of the Maine Cross Country Festival of Champions in 2002, he probably would have thought twice. That’s because 11 years after its creation, the series of races not only is one […]
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Three teens arrested in connection with swastika graffiti at Bangor synagogue
BANGOR — Police arrested two 17-year-old boys from Bangor and one from Orrington for spray-painted swastikas and other graffiti on two synagogues on York Street late Tuesday, and arrested one of the same teens again early Wednesday for tagging a stop sign. The two Bangor teenagers, who were not identified because they are juveniles, face […]
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Responding to concerns, state to stick with bid process on liquor contracts
AUGUSTA — The LePage administration plans to use a more traditional “request for proposals” process to invite vendors to bid on Maine’s wholesale liquor contract, the state’s administrative and financial services commissioner said Wednesday. Commissioner Sawin Millett was responding to concerns raised by Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, who recently wrote to Millett to say he […]
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Readfield man gets six months for robbing Jehovah’s Witnesses’ homes
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Readfield man authorities say robbed the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses when he knew they were at church events has been sentenced to six months in jail, thanks in part to the forgiveness of his victims. Jarrod Bilodeau was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail with all but six months suspended […]