PORTLAND — A Maine solider who died Monday in Kuwait is being remembered by friends and fellow National Guardsmen for her big heart, adventurous spirit and dedication to her country. Staff Sgt. Jessica Wing, 42, of Glenburn and formerly from Bowdoinham, died Monday, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Officials said her death wasn’t related […]
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Damariscotta considers eliminating police department
DAMARISCOTTA (AP) — Officials in Damariscotta are weighing whether to eliminate the town police department and hand over law enforcement duties to the county sheriff. Selectmen will meet Wednesday night to vote on a proposal from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department to take over policing of the town. Proponents said the move could save money. […]
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2 teens arrested for vandalism at Livermore Falls cemetery
LIVERMORE FALLS (AP) — Police have charged two 16-year-old boys in connection with a vandalism spree at a Livermore Falls cemetery. The teens were arrested at about 6 p.m. Tuesday and charged with aggravated criminal mischief in connection with the vandalism at Pleasant View Cemetery early Monday morning. Police say the charge is a felony […]
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40,000-plus attended Brunswick air show
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Organizers say 40,000-plus people attended the Great State of Maine Air Show over the weekend at Brunswick Executive Airport. Steve Levesque from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority says attendance tracked closely with expectations for the second show since the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station. Last year, about 25,000 people attended the […]
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Standish grandmother gets 4 years in arson case
PORTLAND (AP) — A Standish grandmother has been sentenced to four years in jail for setting a string of fires in York and Cumberland counties. Carol Field was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty last week to six counts of arson. Prosecutors said the 66-year-old Field admitted to setting 18 fires in York and Cumberland counties, […]
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Pittston man pleads not guilty in crash that killed St. Joe’s basketball player
PORTLAND (AP) — A Pittston man police say was behind the wheel of a car that crashed in Standish last April, killing a St. Joseph’s College varsity basketball player, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges. Tyler Hall remains free on $1,000 bail after entering his plea Tuesday in Cumberland County Court. Police […]
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Group releases list of endangered historic buildings
YARMOUTH (AP) — Formal documents, letters and pictures of notable events from the past are part of the latest list of Maine’s Most Endangered Historic Resources, which also includes school buildings, a lifesaving station, a former bank building and railroad storage sheds. In releasing its annual list, the nonprofit group Maine Preservation has gone beyond […]
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Parents should revisit decision not to vaccinate
Federal data showing more Maine parents choosing not to vaccinate their children should worry us all. That trend is responsible for a five-fold increase in the number of whooping cough cases in Maine since last year, most affecting children between 7 and 19 years of age. Maine has recorded more than 411 cases so far […]
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Lewiston GOP delegate for Ron Paul says vote ‘railroaded’
A former state lawmaker and the vice chairman of the Maine GOP’s delegation at the national convention in Tampa said he was deeply disappointed with the way his party treated his fellow delegates from the Pine Tree State on Tuesday. “It was railroaded through,” Stavros Mendros said. Mendros was talking about a procedural vote from […]
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Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter in death of Bangor athlete
PORTLAND — A Pittston man police say was playing a game of “leapfrog” when he crashed the car he was driving, killing a Saint Joseph’s College student from Bangor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and two other charges at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Tyler Hall, 20, also pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct with […]