A Park Avenue family was displaced Wednesday evening after a porch fire started by a likely discarded cigarette became a much larger blaze.
Scott Dolan
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Downeaster’s new service to Brunswick doing better than expected
Nearly twice as many people as projected rode Amtrak Downeaster’s new line to Freeport and Brunswick during its first month of passenger service.
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Wright, Strong to be tried separately in Kennebunk prostitution case
Justice Nancy Mills signed a decision Wednesday rejecting a motion by prosecutors to try both of them together.
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Judge affirms separate trials for key figures in Zumba case
Mark Strong’s attorney also makes a motion to have key evidence thrown out and the case dismissed, which the judge will rule on later.
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Zumba case lawyer to argue illegal search
The attorney for Mark Strong says officials also have not disclosed everything found in searches in the high-profile prostitution case.
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Westbrook woman sentenced in Maine bank robberies
Maria Mattson, 31, drove the getaway car in at least five robberies.
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Stalking suspect chooses to remain in custody till trial
Police say Benjamin Lee drove past his estranged wife’s Maine home with guns, a machete, duct tape, handcuffs and plastic bags in his car.
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Maine martial arts teacher accused of making child-porn videos
Wade Hoover, 34, allegedly assaulted students when they were unconscious.
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Portland woman wins $123K in Zales discrimination suit
RyiSHisa Morris, who is African-American and Native American, was refused service and verbally assaulted in 2010 by a clerk at the Maine Mall store.
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Westbrook woman gets 4 years as getaway driver
Maria Mattson, 31, pleaded guilty in August to driving Paul Sans, 30, of Westbrook as the two went on a month-long bank robbery spree.