FREEPORT (AP) — University of Southern Maine officials want to sell the John Calvin Stevens-designed Stone House in Freeport in an effort to cut costs at a time the entire state university system is dealing with budget struggles. President Theodora Kalikow said in an email Monday “it no longer makes financial sense” to hold onto […]
June 2014
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Man in 60s or 70s robs Hallowell bank
HALLOWELL (AP) — Hallowell police are looking for a man they say appears to be in his 60s or even 70s who robbed a bank in town. Police said the man, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and carrying a brief case, entered the Bank of Maine branch on Monday morning and at first said he […]
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Ex-patient gets 10 years for attacking pregnant worker at hospital
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former patient at the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a pregnant mental health worker last year. Mark Murphy was sentenced Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court to serve 10 years of a 15-year sentence, with two years’ probation. Justice Donald […]
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Guatemalan man, who lived in Auburn, gets 16 months on fraud charges
PORTLAND (AP) — A Guatemalan man convicted of stealing the identity of a Texas man to obtain a Maine identification card, collect welfare benefits and get a job in Maine has been sentenced to 16 months in prison. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1wrdOmg ) reported that Sergio Suhum, who had lived in Auburn and Brunswick […]
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Teen dies in Whitefield ATV crash
WHITEFIELD (AP) — Police say a 16-year-old youth has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Whitefield. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department says the ATV operator tried to pass a car on Howe Road at about 7 p.m. Monday, but the vehicles made contact as the ATV was trying to get back to the right […]
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UMaine program focuses on stormwater runoff
ORONO (AP) — High school students and teachers and representatives of tribal communities are gathering at the University of Maine to come up with ideas for solutions related to stormwater management. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, UMaine scientists and students, city water planners and several businesses are taking part of the weeklong Stormwater Management […]
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Phase II of statue restoration to begin
In August 2013, The Orono Historical Society kicked off phase I of the restoration of Orono’s 124 year-old Civil War Monument, the refurbishing of the soldier statue. With $10,000 in funds contributed by Orono residents, former residents, businesses, service groups, veterans organization, and fundraising events , phase I is near completion under the direction of […]
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Maine has a fourth gubernatorial candidate running for the 2014 election … but not really
AUGUSTA — Flip the page to coverage of the 2014 gubernatorial race in any Maine newspaper, and you’ll see three names: Republican Paul LePage, Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler. You’re unlikely to see the name Lee Schultheis. The big three dominate the conversation, the money race and the polls. But Schultheis, a retired […]
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Mainers urged to prepare for severe summer weather
AUGUSTA — Maine officials are encouraging residents to protect their homes against severe summer weather. Gov. Paul LePage and Bureau of Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa say that the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season means that residents should be ready for possible high winds, flooding and other things that can damage homes. Hurricane season runs […]
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Man sentenced for sex trafficking
PORTLAND — Prosecutors say one of three people arrested on a charge of operating a sex-trafficking business from a Gorham home has been sentenced to five years in prison. Cumberland County Deputy District Attorney Megan Elam said Monday that 26-year-old Klein Fernandes was sentenced for sex trafficking and aggravated assault. He pleaded guilty to sex […]