The federal lawsuit claims the city and state didn’t follow their safety protocols during the middle school Range Pond visit.
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Tenants of former Portland bookie can stay – for now
Stephen Mardigan is serving a sentence of 15 months in federal prison for running what was believed to be Maine’s largest illegal gambling operation.
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Mills presents award to Lewiston lawyer
PORTLAND — Gov. Janet Mills presented an award Thursday to a Lewiston lawyer who “exemplifies the same selfless spirit as Peter DeTroy, a beloved lawyer in Maine who passed away in 2016.” Sheldon Templer, a lawyer with Hardy Wolf & Downing, has worked for decades with Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brother […]
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Training offered for volunteer advocates for children
AUGUSTA — The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates Program will hold free training for volunteer advocates Aug. 14 to 17 in the Augusta area. Attendees will learn about all aspects of child advocacy work in order to be certified as a volunteer guardian in Maine District Courts. Court appointed special advocates are community volunteers appointed to […]
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Readfield woman who shot husband, says she still loves him, gets 5 years
AUGUSTA — Sally Ann Earl-Costello, 62, admits she shot her husband in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun at their Readfield home and that it was “horrible, unthinkable, terrible, criminal.” She apologized Thursday during her sentencing hearing at the Capital Judicial Center, saying she still loves her husband of 38 years. “With these hands that […]
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Wilton man accepts plea deal in arson incident
LEWISTON — Two arson charges against a Wilton man were dismissed this week after he pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated criminal mischief. Colton Webster, 26, was charged in February with setting fire Jan. 19 to his father’s garage on Fayette Road in Livermore Falls. Under the plea deal reached in Lewiston District Court, […]
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Supreme Court strikes down law authorizing deportations for violent crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court’s 5-4 decision — an unusual alignment in which new Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the four liberal justices — concerns a […]
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High court critical of state's handling of adoption case
Two-year-old Paisley wore a spring dress with a red pea coat and matching beret to the courthouse in Rockland. Some post-nap somersaults had left her blond hair a little mussed. If not for the fancy clothes and the promise of a pizza party and cake after they returned, the day would have been unremarkable for […]
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Legislative fix on ranked-choice voting falters in Senate, leaving fate to courts
AUGUSTA — A last-minute attempt by Maine lawmakers to resolve some of the issues surrounding ranked-choice voting failed Thursday, leaving it up to the courts to decide the fate of the first-in-the-nation system. A 17-17 vote on a joint order in the Maine Senate scuttled attempts by Democrats to resolve concerns that Republicans had raised […]
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All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy
ROCKLAND — The three young women who accused former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Hatch III of sexually assaulting them expressed pain and frustration Friday after all charges of sexual misconduct were dropped in a plea agreement with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. In exchange for avoiding a new trial on the more serious charges, Hatch […]