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Recordings point to improper influence by top UMaine exec in lucrative power contract

A university official was said to be coaching ConEdison, the winning bidder for a multimillion-dollar energy deal involving the Orono campus and an abandoned Old Town paper mill. A top University of Maine official provided insider information aimed at helping one company win the bid for a lucrative energy contract, according to statements made on […]

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Waterville woman accused of sexually assaulting child, held on $250,000 bail

AUGUSTA — A married Waterville couple is facing charges of gross sexual assault in a case where most of the details are impounded from the public but which a judge said involves “very deviant conduct with very young children.” Jennifer L. Stevens, 35, and Michael A. Stevens, 36, were arrested Thursday and scheduled for initial […]

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Medical marijuana sales, caregivers and patient numbers decline

Even though it has yet to record its first retail sale, Maine’s adult-use marijuana market appears to be taking a bite out of the state’s medical marijuana industry. In 2017, the first year that Mainers could legally grow their own recreational pot, the number of medical marijuana patient certifications, dispensary sales and registered caregivers all […]

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Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing

ROCKLAND — An argument over white supremacist tattoos led to a stabbing which nearly killed a man, according to police. Mark McCrillis, 35, of Jay, was arrested Thursday and charged with elevated aggravated assault. Rockland Police Officer Addison Cox was credited with saving the victim’s life by applying a tourniquet to the man’s arm. Officers […]