Dechaine was denied a request for a new trial based on new DNA evidence after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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Posted inMaine, News
Snow returns Friday to Maine
Light snow is expected to start Friday afternoon and go into the evening.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Fish Bones Grill in Lewiston is changing hands
New owners have no major changes planned while the current owners are winding down.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Jury without verdict after first day of deliberations in Buckfield man’s murder trial
Trevor Averill, 31, faces charges of depraved indifference murder and manslaughter in the death of his infant daughter, Harper Averill.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Trump tariffs may roil Maine energy prices and lobster, lumber markets
Canada, which is Maine’s largest trading partner, could be particularly hard hit by a 25% universal tariff, as suggested by the president.
Posted inMaine
Brunswick waste digester proposal sparks debate
The project, which the developer has yet to formally apply to build, promises renewable gas, though residents are concerned of the project’s environmental impact.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Nexamp solar project approval heads to Lisbon Town Council
If approved, 2,184 solar panels will produce an estimated .99 megawatts, according to the company’s site plan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Maine. NH lawmakers want to change that.
The tax status of shipyard employees is driving the resolution urging Congress to change the boundary, a move the US Supreme Court rejected in 2001.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston private school sues state, family over ‘stay put’ rule for disabled students
A private special education school run by Spurwink says it should be allowed to immediately discharge a student who has injured staff, but the state education department says that’s not allowed under federal law.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Lovell land trust expands holdings along Kezar River
The land will be open to everyone for generations for hiking, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and ATV riding, to name a few activities.