Tony Locklear is one of 3 people charged in a home invasion in Millinocket.
2019
Posted inBusiness, sj-web, The Buzz
The Buzz: Famous Footwear closed, Lighting Concepts closing
This week the Buzz has a little less spring in its step. RIP Famous Footwear in Auburn. The national shoe store chain, which opened several years ago beside Kohl’s, has shut its doors. A company spokeswoman didn’t return a call Wednesday for comment about the closure. However, among the Auburn building permit applications in late […]
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Bill in Massachusetts Senate seeks to expand lobster processing
It calls for ending the Bay State’s ban on possessing uncooked or frozen lobster parts, a law originally intended to prevent harvesters from illegally ripping the tails off undersized lobsters.
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Camden charter boat captain acquitted in unusual manslaughter case
The federal judge, acting on a defense motion that the seaman’s manslaughter statute didn’t apply, ends the trial of Rick Smith, 66, before it gets to a jury.
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Maine police officer involved in fatal shooting returns to work
Details about the shooting of Adrian Bunker, of New Hampshire, still have not been released.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Whooping cough confirmed in Edward Little High School
AUBURN — School officials are advising parents to watch for signs of whooping cough in their kids after two students at Edward Little High School have been diagnosed with the illness. Two students at Auburn Middle School are also being monitored, but that school does not have any confirmed cases. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is […]
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Mills to authorize sale of long-stalled senior housing bonds
Approved by 69 percent of voters three years ago, the $15 million in bonds to help finance construction of affordable senior housing units had been held up by Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Logging truck overturns in Naples
NAPLES — A logging truck crash on Sebago Road on Wednesday was blamed on inclement weather. The fully loaded truck landed on its side in a ditch after travelling off the roadway on a snow-covered, curvy section of Sebago Road shortly before 10 a.m., according to a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office’s statement. The driver of […]
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Portland councilor becomes first to say he’ll run to challenge Strimling for mayor
Spencer Thibodeau, a real estate attorney who is starting his second term on the City Council, enters the race that will be decided in November.
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SnowTrac: Snow totals for Jan. 9
The map shows reported snowfall accumulations from National Weather Service observers and social media reports across the state. The map will be updated as new reports come in. INTERACTIVE: Christian MilNeil | @c_milneil