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Mainers among child prostitution victims rescued in national sweep
BANGOR — An FBI spokesman confirmed Monday that three of the child prostitution victims rescued during a nationwide three-day weekend sweep are from Maine. The three victims were found in the same Maine community, Special Agent Greg Comcowich of the FBI Public Affairs office in Boston said late Monday afternoon. Comcowich, however, said that the […]
R. Sabine: Teach the children to read
Today’s schoolchildren can’t read. Most people would prefer not to know that, but like unpleasant engine noises, it shouldn’t be ignored. Less than half the high school juniors are proficient in critical reading and half of high school graduates who enter community college need remedial courses. A generation or more ago, that wasn’t a problem, […]
Two Industry children, father remain hospitalized after Pittsfield fatal crash
FARMINGTON – Two children and their father from Industry and a Corinna man remained at a Bangor hospital Monday after a fatal crash Saturday night on Route 2 in Pittsfield, according to a spokesman from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Icy road conditions were a contributing factor in the crash, Stephen McCausland had said […]