Man pleads not guilty to northern Maine double murder CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — A man charged in connection with the deaths of two men in northern Maine has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Thirty-eight-year-old Bobby Nightingale is being held on murder charges stemming from the killings of 25-year-old Allen Curtis and 51-year-old Roger Ellis […]
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Maine briefs: Strong storm expected in Mid-Atlantic, New England this week; Investigators can’t determine cause of supply company fire
Strong storm expected in Mid-Atlantic, New England this week PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The National Weather Service reports a strong nor’easter is expected to hit Maine’s capital city as part of a storm that will impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with heavy rain and wind. National Weather Service says Portland could see as much as […]
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Chiropractors give a big boost to people’s veto campaign against new vaccine law
The people’s veto campaign seeking to overturn a Maine law that eliminated philosophical and religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations has raised nearly one-third of its contributions from the chiropractic industry. According to an analysis of $161,841 in donations made to the Mainers for Health and Parental Rights political action committee, $51,225 was raised from more […]
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National civil rights group calls for resignation of Maine sports official
The head of Maine’s regulatory body for boxing and mixed martial arts events is under fire for alleged anti-Muslim posts on his personal Facebook page. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, called Tuesday for the resignation of Hal Pierce, chairman of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine. The […]
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School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying
PORTLAND — A 15-year-old girl was suspended for bullying after trying to draw attention to what she believed was an unaddressed problem of sexual assaults involving students at her high school. Now, she’s taking the school district to court. Aela Mansmann, a 15-year-old sophomore at Cape Elizabeth High School outside Portland, has been at odds […]
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Waterville mayor, resident clash over Columbus Day
WATERVILLE — A shouting match erupted Tuesday between Mayor Nick Isgro and a resident who criticized him for his stance on Columbus Day versus Indigenous Peoples Day, with Isgro slamming his gavel on the table, ordering the man to sit down, declaring the meeting adjourned and storming out of the room. The incident occurred minutes […]
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Challenger Gideon outpaces Sen. Collins with $3.2 million raised in 3rd quarter
AUGUSTA — Democrat Sara Gideon raised significantly more money than Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the summer months, although the would-be challenger still trails the incumbent in total “cash on hand” despite a record $3.2 million haul. Gideon, who is speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, raised more than $1 million in the first […]
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Nearly 220,000 in the dark after Nor’easter slams Maine, Midcoast
BRUNSWICK – A powerful Nor’easter inundated the New England early this morning with high winds and heavy rains, knocking out power to thousands of Mainers and raising the possibility of flooding. There were more than 62,000 CMP customers without electricity as of 6:45 this morning in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. In all, more than […]
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Lisbon man’s new trial to be held in Belfast
AUBURN — A Lisbon man’s new trial on a charge of aggravated attempted murder of Auburn police is expected to be held in Waldo County, a judge has decided. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy, who was specially assigned to preside over the retrial of 58-year-old Bartolo Ford, ruled that the case should be moved from Androscoggin County […]
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Brunswick animal shelter closes to the public due to cat illness
BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Humane closed its Brunswick animal shelter to the public on Tuesday after a number of cats showed signs of illness. “We have seen symptoms (upper respiratory infection, fever, not eating) in some cats in each room housing cats in our adoption area and the hallway, and want to make sure it does […]