David Crook, who served six terms in office from 1978 to 2002, focused his career on child abuse and drug cases and worked to advocate for victims of crimes. He died in November at age 77.
2023
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Michigan uses turmoil as fuel on road to College Football Playoff
The Wolverines have seen plenty adversity on their way to an undefeated record heading into the semifinals.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
Those who saw Greene in his decades of comedy dominance on the Vegas Strip in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s said that with a mic in his hand, he could roam a room and work a crowd like no other.
Posted inMaine
Portland firefighters extinguish apartment fire after bystanders help occupant off roof
Bystanders on the scene grabbed a nearby ladder and the resident was able to descend to safety before firefighters arrived.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Suspect in Waterville homicide apprehended, shot by police in Arkansas
Spridal Hubiak, 20, of Waterville, was found in Arkansas early Sunday morning, after authorities had issued an arrest warrant for him in connection with the killing of Angela Bragg.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Child, 10, suffers serious injuries in Corinna crash
The driver of the vehicle, who was not seriously injured, was operating with a suspended driver’s license when he crashed into a tree on Saturday, according to Maine State Police.
Posted inFood
This Japanese beef and potato stew is the ‘ultimate comfort food’
Cookbook author Rie McClenny’s debut cookbook, “Make It Japanese,” is a lesson in adapting recipes to available ingredients.
Posted inMaine
How Maine changed in a turbulent 2023
The year saw record-breaking weather, housing prices, homelessness and violence, with the Lewiston shootings leaving the biggest impact on our state.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
These crime novelists have been writing what they know
Recent novels by Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Jesse Q. Sutanto and Val McDermid feature crime writing in their plots.
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Price drop into the hot tub
Stay warm amidst cooling temperatures and list prices across Maine.