An unprecedented number of Maine sheriffs are counting the days until they put away their badges. Of the state’s 16 county sheriffs, seven have announced plans to leave office at the end of the year. And another seven will face re-election in the fall, clearing the way for a major shift in leadership governing county […]
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Tears amid pomp, circumstance of college graduation ceremony at Maine State Prison
WARREN — Robin Gibson of Portland has made the long drive north to visit her brother at Maine State Prison many times over the decades he has been incarcerated there. But she has never traveled for such a happy reason as she did on Monday, when Gibson and other family members went to see her […]
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Man charged with stealing school-issued iPads from Rockland home
ROCKLAND – A 31-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record is back behind bars after police said he broke into a Rockland home Friday and stole two school-issued iPads. Vaughn S. Clark, whose last known address was listed as the Maine State Prison, made his initial court appearance Monday afternoon in Rockland District Court on […]
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Maine Maritime ship renamed for 1985 graduate
CASTINE (AP) — Maine Maritime Academy has renamed one of its navigation training vessels in honor of one of the school’s most famous alumna. The 70-foot vessel was dedicated over the weekend in honor of Susan J. Clark, valedictorian of the Castine school’s Class of 1985. Clark was as Portland Harbor’s first female harbor pilot […]
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Alfond attacks new Portland charter school for aligning with ‘extreme organization’
PORTLAND — Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, attacked a new charter school in his district Friday for aligning itself with what he called one of the most extreme political organizations in Maine. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a new charter school set to open this fall in Portland, will host a policy luncheon next […]
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TD Bank 250: Clark hopes to overcome Franklin County jinx
Whether you’re reading the Bible or the Baseball Encyclopedia, human lore is littered with talk of generational curses and luckless cities that couldn’t seem to get out of their own way long enough to embrace prosperity. Yes, it’s even true in auto racing. Cassius Clark can’t help but acknowledge that he might be battling forces […]