Reservist and friend of gunman says 'I knew it was him' when hearing of Lewiston mass shooting
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by Kevin Miller, Steve Mistler
13h ago
An independent commission was hearing Thursday from Army Reservists and victims' advocates on the six-month anniversary of Maine's worst mass shooting ..read more
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President Biden nominates new federal judge for Maine
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by Irwin Gratz
2d ago
The White House announces attorney Stacey Neumann as its choice for a successor to U.S. District Judge Jon Levy ..read more
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Legislative Wrap-Up
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by Keith Shortall, Jonathan P. Smith
3d ago
What was or was not accomplished during the recent legislative session ..read more
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Environmental groups file suit against Maine DEP for failing to curb transportation emissions
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by Susan Sharon
4d ago
Several environmental groups have filed suit against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for failing to slash carbon emissions as required by state law ..read more
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Oxford County Commissioners make case for sheriff's removal
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by Kaitlyn Budion
4d ago
Oxford County commissioners say they're concerned about a pattern of troubling behavior by Wainwright in recent years, and are asking Governor Janet Mills to remove him ..read more
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First suspect charged in new federal investigation into Maine's illegal marijuana grow operations
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by Nick Song
4d ago
A Penobscot County man is the first person to be federally charged in an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into illegally grown marijuana. Xisen Guo is accused by the U.S. State Attorney's office of maintaining a drug-involved premises at his home in Passadumkeag ..read more
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Hearing to review new evidence in the case of convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine has concluded
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by Kaitlyn Budion
1w ago
Dechaine has been serving a life sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988, and is asking for a new trial based on DNA test evidence released two years ago ..read more
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Hearing begins in Dennis Dechaine appeal
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by Kaitlyn Budion
1w ago
At issue is new and enhanced testing of DNA on several items recovered from the crime scene in Bowdoin, Maine more than three decades ago ..read more
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Central Maine law enforcement agencies uncover three more large-scale illegal marijuana grows
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by Ari Snider
1w ago
The operations are the latest in a string of illegal marijuana busts across rural Maine ..read more
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Belfast City Council will hear public comments on latest court order in Nordic Aquafarms project
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by Carol Bousquet
1w ago
On Tuesday night the Belfast City Council will hold a public hearing to allow residents to weigh in on the city's move to take a parcel of intertidal land by eminent domain and nullify a conservation easement on that property ..read more
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