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Food, Restaurant reviews

Dine Out Maine: A shifting menu of comforting dishes mostly shines at Sammy’s Deluxe in Rockland

by Andrew Ross February 4, 2018February 5, 2018

This is unfussy food done with care.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Argument over white supremacist tattoos leads to Rockland stabbing

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

One man is almost killed after being hit over the head with a bottle and then stabbed with the broken glass, police say.

Local & State, News

Maine’s chief justice criticizes DHHS handling of adoption dispute

by Stephen betts The Courier-Gazette January 31, 2018February 1, 2018

Leigh Saufley says the agency moved too slowly, depriving a 2-year-old girl of the chance to live with her biological siblings.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Tennessee trucker convicted of manslaughter in Knox County crash

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

Randall Junior Weddle faces up to 30 years in prison for that and other offenses in the March 2016 collision that killed Christina Torres-York of Warren and Paul Fowles of Owls Head.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former sheriff’s deputy

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

The three young women who accused Kenneth Hatch express frustration with the deal under which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor, avoiding jail time.

Business, Local & State, News

Amtrak service to Rockland may get first test with summer weekend schedule

by STEVEN BETTS The Courier-Gazette January 24, 2018January 25, 2018

The proposed service from Boston – including stops in Brunswick, Bath, Wiscasset and Newcastle – receives widespread support at a public forum.

Cops & Courts, News

Trucker’s manslaughter trial begins with emotional testimony

by By Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

Two people involved in the 2016 crash testified in a Rockland courtroom about what they saw and experienced.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Trucker charged in crash that killed 2 loses bid to suppress blood test results

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 22, 2018January 23, 2018

Randall Junior Weddle, 55, of Tennessee is charged with two counts of manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of a Warren woman and an Owls Head man.