Maine’s rule is more restrictive than the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the searches with minor offenses.
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Violette seeks term of a year or less
But the prosecutor wants the full five years allowed under a plea deal with the ex-director over turnpike authority thefts.
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From president’s donors in Maine, a wealth of support
About 130 supporters attend a dinner at the Portland Museum of Art, paying a minimum of $5,000.
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Memos reveal tactics of gay-marriage critics
Documents unsealed in Portland show that a national group sought to pit blacks against gays to defeat gay marriage.
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Gay marriage foes aimed to split gays, blacks, Latinos
The National Organization for Marriage memo reveals a strategy to drive a wedge between gays and blacks and cast acceptance for same-sex marriage among Latinos as a mark of inappropriate assimilation.
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Man admits attack on Occupy camper, gets year in prison
The victim, who was struck with the blunt side of a hatchet, opposes the sentence.
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Occupy Maine protester pleads guilty in hatchet incident
Christopher Schisler is sentenced to 8½ years of incarceration, with all but one year suspended.
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Record heat descends on southern Maine
The temperature at the Portland Jetport had climbed to 79 degrees by 1 p.m., held in check only by a cooling sea breeze.
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Portland man again accused of public indecency
Steven Ricci, who has said he plans to commit sexual assault, has been diagnosed with mental illness.
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Ricci arrested after alleged return to crime scene
It is the second arrest for the Portland man since his release from jail less than three weeks ago.