PORTLAND (AP) — A Westbrook woman charged with allowing her boyfriend to sexually assault a teenage female relative has backed out of a plea agreement and will stand trial instead. Holly Morrison was in Cumberland County court on Tuesday for what was scheduled to be a change of plea and sentencing hearing. The Portland Press […]
June 2014
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Judge hears motions in Bangor stun gun death case
BANGOR (AP) — A federal judge has heard arguments from defendants in a lawsuit brought by the father of a man who died days after Bangor police used a stun gun on him. Lawyers for Bangor police and six officers asked the judge in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Tuesday to dismiss some portions […]
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Hello, Columbus: Replicas of Nina, Pinta dock at Camden Harbor
CAMDEN — In a harbor full of gleaming Hinckley picnic boats and graceful wooden schooners, the two black caravels that sailed up to the Camden Public Landing on Tuesday morning really stood out. The ships are replicas of the Nina and the Pinta, sailed by Christopher Columbus and his crew on his first voyage across […]
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Man charged in cliff push can’t stay in Camden during trial
ROCKLAND (AP) — A judge has ruled that the 71-year-old man charged with trying to kill his wife by pushing her off a cliff in Camden will not be allowed to stay in town during the trial. A Knox County judge Tuesday rejected Charles Black’s request that he be allowed to stay in Camden for […]
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18 Maine geese who befouled beach in Oakland killed
OAKLAND (AP) — State officials say 18 geese whose droppings plagued an Oakland, Maine, beach have been euthanized. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1rumVQw ) reported Tuesday that town leaders rounded up the Canada geese and sent them to the state in the hope of relocating them. State officials say an overabundance of geese in the […]
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Maine National Guard’s 133rd returns to U.S. soil from Afghanistan
AUGUSTA — The Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion is back on U.S. soil after completing its recent deployment to Afghanistan, according to Gov. Paul LePage and guard sources. “We are happy to report that the 133rd Engineers are safely back in the United States of America!,” the Maine Army Guard Facebook page states. […]
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Maine jail guard loses appeal in inmate dragging
AUGUSTA (AP) — A guard at the Cumberland County Jail who fought the suspension he received for dragging an inmate with two broken ankles 127 feet across a concrete floor has lost his appeal. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board of Trustees’ decision to suspend Nicholas […]
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LePage campaign announces new staff hires
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election team is boosting its staff as the campaign season gets underway. The Republican governor’s chief political adviser, Brent Littlefield, said that Scott Van Orman has become the team’s campaign manager. Orman, a Westbrook native, was the governor’s volunteer and political director for the 2010 race and served […]
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Milford speeds through annual town meeting
Milford voters held one of their shortest annual town meetings in recent memory, with all warrant articles passing in less than 90 minutes. According to Town Manager Dawn Adams, the town side of the budget was wrapped up in 22 minutes, with just one question asked. Only a few questions were raised about the school […]
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Barbara Garrigan
1927 – 2014 AUBURN — Barbara Garrigan, 86, born in Rumford on Sept. 21, 1927, died on June 12, at the Hospice House, after a brief illness. She worked for 16 years at Oxford Paper, moving to Auburn in 1964, and pursued diverse interests, including scuba diving in 17 countries. She lived among friends at […]