After days of ‘the class ring debacle,’ Kennebunk High graduate Joshua Raymond, who says he’s never been to Afghanistan where the ring was found, says he just wants to be left alone.
2020
Posted inEncore
Auburn Public Library offers Maine Bicentennial book group
The Auburn Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. The series “Yankees and Strangers: The New England Town from 1636 – 1992,” begins Feb. 24, 6 p.m. at the Auburn Library and continues […]
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Clinton man pleads guilty to sexual crimes against children
Robert A. Perkins, whose wife ran a daycare out of their home, was sentenced Thursday to serve 9 years in prison for sexual contact with children.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing
Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher’s union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
Posted inNation / World, News
‘Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
Annabella Sciorra testifies against the former Hollywood studio boss at his New York City rape trial.
Posted inMaine, News
Two fishermen found dead after boat sinks off Maine coast
Crews from the Coast Guard and another fishing boat in waters southeast of Portland recover the 2 crew members from the Kennebunkport-based Hayley Ann.
Posted inNation / World, News
PBS ‘NewsHour’ host Jim Lehrer dies at 85
Lehrer was the longtime host of “NewsHour,” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mainers lost $3.3 million to scams, fraud in 2019, regulators say
The state’s residents filed 7,862 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Despite efforts to stem epidemic, Maine overdose deaths appear to be on rise again after 1-year dip
The Medical Examiner’s Office says 277 Mainers died from drug overdoses in the first 9 months of 2019, putting the state on track to surpass the total for 2018.