PORTLAND (AP) — The owner of a Scarborough car racing track has been accused in a lawsuit of repeatedly drugging and sexually assaulting a younger Gorham man. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2leDcPo ) the lawsuit filed last month says 52-year-old Andrew Cusack befriended the now-26-year-old man more thn a decade ago and supported him […]
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Fire at log home in Cape Neddick area of York leaves one dead
YORK (AP) — State police have tentatively identified a man killed in a fire that destroyed a log home in York over the weekend. Workers at a nearby Veterans of Foreign Wars hall reported the fire on Saturday morning. The building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. State officials say a body was found in the […]
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The latest: Blizzard hits Maine bringing snow and wind
And here is the latest expected snowfall totals across our area. pic.twitter.com/35LA384VNx — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) February 12, 2017 (function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘https://embed.samdesk.io/js/2/embed.js’; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘sam-embed-js’)); STATEWIDE — The anticipated winter storm has crossed into Maine, […]
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Police kill man, shoot woman while investigating burglary in Vassalboro
Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police cruiser. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine state police say officers shot and killed a man and injured a woman after the pick-up truck they were in rammed a state police […]
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Moving Maine to the Atlantic Time Zone could have advantages
What seems like an innocent enough question elicits strong reactions among Maine’s people. The problem might be in the way the question has been phrased. Much of the media coverage and ensuing web- and Facebook-based polls ask the question: Should Maine change time zones to Atlantic Standard Time? Unfortunately, many people do not realize that […]
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Electricity program staff paid by supplier
AUGUSTA — For the first time in 16 years, the staff of Maine PowerOptions appeared before lawmakers Thursday to answer questions about how the quasi-state program brings together hundreds of municipalities and school districts to help them buy electricity. The hearing followed an investigation by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting last month that […]
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Eric Brakey stands up for students who lobby for pet hedgehogs
AUGUSTA — Some Maine sixth-graders are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill that would make it easier for residents to keep hedgehogs as pets. Maine and eight other states currently restrict or ban the tiny, quill-covered creatures, which can carry salmonella. The students asked a legislative committee on Tuesday if the state could ease restrictions […]
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Settlement for Portland Black Lives Matter protesters falls apart
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A prosecutor says a plea deal with 17 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic in Portland is now off the table. Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Ackerman made the announcement after a meeting between protesters and police was canceled Wednesday. She said protesters violated conditions of a restorative […]
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Wardens, police search for Sanford woman missing since Jan. 22
SANFORD (AP) — The Maine Warden Service and Sanford Police have searched the area for a missing woman who was last seen more than a week ago. Kerry Rear, of Sanford, was reported missing on Sunday. Game wardens and officers searched wooded areas near Route 4 on Tuesday. Police say the 40-year-old Rear has not […]
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Cause of fire that killed father, son can’t be determined
WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — Maine fire officials say the exact cause of a fire that killed a father and son cannot be determined because of the extent of damage to the house. Fifty three-year-old Steven Rhodes and his 25-year-old son, Isaac Rhodes, died in the Washington fire earlier this month. The State Fire Marshal’s Office […]