A former state lawmaker and the vice chairman of the Maine GOP’s delegation at the national convention in Tampa said he was deeply disappointed with the way his party treated his fellow delegates from the Pine Tree State on Tuesday. “It was railroaded through,” Stavros Mendros said. Mendros was talking about a procedural vote from […]
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Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter in death of Bangor athlete
PORTLAND — A Pittston man police say was playing a game of “leapfrog” when he crashed the car he was driving, killing a Saint Joseph’s College student from Bangor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and two other charges at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Tyler Hall, 20, also pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct with […]
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Old Rockland school sold at auction, makes list of endangered historic places
ROCKLAND — The 144-year-old former Lincoln Street school is back on the market after Camden National Bank purchased the structure at a foreclosure auction held Tuesday afternoon. The auction was held on the same day that a historic preservation organization listed the former school as one of the state’s 10 most endangered historic resources. Camden […]
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Maine’s Ron Paul delegates walk out of convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Part of Maine’s delegation walked out of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in a boycott over a decision to strip away half of Ron Paul’s delegates. Supporters of the Texas congressman, some wearing clothespins on their noses, tried one last time to appeal from the convention floor before walking out. Despite […]
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Chief warden pilot pleads no contest to disorderly conduct charge
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Warden Service’s chief pilot pleaded no contest Tuesday morning in Piscataquis County Superior Court to a disorderly conduct charge. Charles Later had been charged with domestic violence assault, obstructing the report of a crime and criminal mischief. Those charges were dropped. District Attorney R. Christopher Almy said he had to drop […]
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Body of missing swimmer recovered at East Grand Lake
DANFORTH — Divers with the Maine Warden Service at daybreak Monday recovered the body of a missing swimmer in 19 feet of water in East Grand Lake. The body of 39-year-old Harry Dullys of New York City has been turned over to the chief medical examiner to determine cause of death, according to John MacDonald, […]
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Gray man sentenced for oxycodone shipping scheme
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that shipped oxycodone from Florida to Maine through the mail. Steven Granger of Gray was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland after pleading guilty in May to conspiracy to […]
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Experts question LePage’s economic strategy
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage declared five Maine towns business-friendly on Monday, though some experts said the program isn’t enough to counteract years of harmful policies and some of LePage’s other jobs initiatives, which they say are working against the governor’s own goals. One economic development expert questioned whether efforts like these are effective when […]
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South Portland women seeks return of engagement ring
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — South Portland police are investigating after a woman said she left her $10,000 diamond engagement ring in a city tanning salon. Elise Cassidy said she took off the nearly two carat ring during a recent tanning session, then forgot to put it back on before she left. When she returned to […]
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Missing Palmyra girl located
PALMYRA (AP) — A teenage girl reported missing from her Palmyra home earlier this month has been found and is being reunited with her family. Fifteen-year-old Harley McGinnis had been reported missing from by her grandparents, who are also her guardians, on Aug. 16. They said she had threatened to run away. Police said a […]