NEW YORK (AP) — Robert M. Pirsig, whose philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” became a million-selling classic and cultural touchstone after more than 100 publishers turned it down, died Monday at age 88. Pirsig’s publishing house, William Morrow, announced that he died at his home in South Berwick, Maine. He had […]
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Sally Schofield, convicted in death of foster child, released from prison
PORTLAND (AP) — A former Maine health official accused of binding her 5-year-old foster child in a high chair with duct tape and convicted of manslaughter in the child’s death has been released from prison. WCSH-TV reports ex-Department of Health and Human Services supervisor Sally Schofield left prison Tuesday. Schofield was sentenced to 17 years […]
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Trial of Millinocket man charged with killing baby postponed
BANGOR (AP) — The trial of a man charged with killing a 6-month-old-boy in Millinocket, Maine, has been postponed. Jesse Mackin pleaded not guilty in 2016 after being indicted in the death of Larry Lord Jr., who was the son of his girlfriend. The case is awaiting trial in Bangor. Court officials say trial has […]
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Farmington man arrested in Brunswick 1979 killing of child
A Farmington man was arrested Friday in connection with the death of his young son, nearly 38 years ago in Brunswick. The arrest followed the indictment of 62-year-old Burton “Ben” Hagar on murder charges by a Cumberland County grand jury. Hagar, who now lives in Farmington, was arrested just before noon at his home on […]
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Livermore Falls man described as caring, loving
FARMINGTON — When Charlene Slaver sang a childhood song to her critically injured son, Joey, as he was lying in a bed at a Lewiston hospital, she said, he squeezed her hand. Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls incurred multiple blunt-force injuries as a result of a collision with a Livermore Falls police cruiser […]
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Livermore Falls man described as caring, loving
FARMINGTON — When Charlene Slaver sang a childhood song to her critically injured son, Joey, as he was lying in a bed at a Lewiston hospital, she said, he squeezed her hand. Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls incurred multiple blunt-force injuries as a result of a collision with a Livermore Falls police cruiser […]
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Maine man climbing Mount Katahdin plunges to death
MILLINOCKET (AP) — Officials say a man slid more than 1,000 feet and died while climbing on Mount Katahdin over the weekend. Officials with Baxter State Park in Millinocket say the 68-year-old Holden man had been camping with a large group and was trying to climb the Abol Trail with a companion Saturday when he […]
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Portland officer who shot, killed man used deadly force before
PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police say an officer who fatally shot a man brandishing what turned out to be a pellet gun that looked like a rifle has used deadly force before. Police say Sgt. Nicholas Goodman shot 22-year-old Chance David Baker. Police say Baker was walking through the parking lot of a strip mall […]
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A troubled teenager, a tragic end
Collette Boure’s family shares their story to help others. The family of a Standish girl who died last month in a car crash in Oklahoma is hoping their story and that of their emotionally troubled daughter will shed light on the difficulties teenagers face and let other struggling families know they’re not alone. The challenges […]
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Corey Coburn: How it all started
AUBURN — It started when Corey Coburn’s car hit a patch of ice on Upland Road in Lisbon. The car wrapped around a tree, caving in the roof, which slit his face from his forehead to his nose, his mother, Heidi-Sue Stuart, said. He managed to climb out the rear window to the side of […]