He had a lifelong interest in genealogy and loved digging up details of his family history.
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Bowdoin-based medical manufacturing company launches new neurosurgery tool
Bowdoin-based FHC, Inc. this week launched its new neurosurgery product, STarFix Designer, a software tool designed to transform pre-operative planning for STarFix procedures. STarFix — or surgical targeting fixtures — procedures are those that involve placing one or more devices or instruments within the brain, such as deep brain stimulation and laser ablation, according to […]
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Dennis Dechaine’s attorney alleges prosecutorial misconduct in latest bid for new trial
The defense team says the state ‘brought God into the courtroom’ when he was convicted of murder for the 1988 death of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, stripping him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
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Storm wipes out power across Midcoast, shuttering schools and blocking roads
Brunswick and SAD 75 district schools dismissed early Monday due to storm damage and downed power lines.
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Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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Topsham-area school board adopts policy to protect transgender student privacy
The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23.
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Some Midcoast lawmakers support assault weapons ban in response to Lewiston mass shooting
Gov. Janet Mills has reached out to lawmakers about possible gun control measures after the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Fill the Firetruck donation event to benefit Bowdoin food pantry
Bowdoin Community Cares is sponsoring a Fill the Firetruck event Saturday, Nov. 4, to help fill the shelves of Bowdoin’s Friends Helping Community food pantry. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Bowdoin Central School, 1460 Main St., Bowdoin. Participants will receive one ticket for every pound of nonperishable food they […]
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It’s unusual for a mass shooter not to be found right away — dead or alive
In most of the other mass killings in the U.S., the suspect was either quickly apprehended or laid dead among the victims.