Feed Our Scholars will hold a bake sale at Ames Supply in Wiscasett on Saturday, July 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funds raised will go toward backpacks and school supplies for every child attending Wiscasset Elementary School. Feed Our Scholars is also holding a free Back to School as part of its Set for Success event at the Wiscasset Elementary School for students Pre-K […]
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Department of Marine Resources rejects group’s petition to change aquaculture lease process
BRUNSWICK — The Department of Marine Resources rejected a petition to change the criteria for aquaculture lease applications on the basis that the request was “not realistic,” “arbitrary” and could have a “perverse outcome” for some applicants. Meanwhile, the company pitching a 40-acre oyster aquaculture lease on Maquoit Bay continues to await the department’s decision […]
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More details released in arrest of Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy
BATH — A Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy arrested last week is accused of choking his live-in girlfriend during an argument at his home in West Bath on June 23. Matthew Shiers, 35, of West Bath was arrested by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning at the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office in Bath. Shiers was […]
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Maine congressional delegation rebukes Trump over racist attacks on congresswomen
AUGUSTA — All four of Maine’s delegates to Congress rebuked President Trump on Monday for tweets he made about four first-term congresswomen over the weekend that have been denounced as racist and xenophobic. Trump tweeted Sunday that four minority Democrats – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan […]
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Trial begins for man charged with stabbing woman 11 times
AUBURN — A man who fatally stabbed his wife in front of their daughter in 1979 committed a similar atrocity nearly four decades later when, at age 76, he stabbed a woman 11 times in front of her twins outside a laundromat in Lewiston, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. Jurors on Monday watched a video […]
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Stepfather to plead guilty to murder in death of 10-year-old
Julio Carrillo will plead guilty to murder in the death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter. Maine Attorney General’s Office spokesman Marc Malon confirmed Monday that the office’s Criminal Division was notified of Carrillo’s plea change. Malon said the state will seek a life sentence for Carrillo. In a separate development Monday, an attorney for Carrillo’s wife said he plans to […]
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Sen. Collins has already raised more cash than she did for 2014 campaign
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will report that she raised more than $2 million in the second quarter of 2019, bringing her total raised for this campaign cycle to $6.45 million. The amount raised by Collins is already more than she collected during the entire 2014 election cycle, according to a statement Monday from […]
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Woolwich man in critical condition after four-car crash on Route 1 in Woolwich
WOOLWICH — A Woolwich man seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash on Route 1 Monday remains in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Brett Strout stated in a press release Monday afternoon that 57-year-old Barry Wyman was still in critical condition at the hospital. […]
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Amid outpouring of community aid for asylum seekers, Brunswick officials try to coordinate, develop task force
BRUNSWICK — A dozen asylum seekers who had been staying in Portland relocated to Brunswick last week. This Friday, 10 more are expected to join them. Others will likely follow. While there has been an outpouring of community support and people volunteering their services, there remain “very critical and urgent needs,” including language assistance, food and […]
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Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy arrested, charged with aggravated assault
BATH — A Sagadahoc County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry confirmed Sunday that Matthew Shiers, 35, was arrested in Bath around 8 a.m. Friday by detectives from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Merry said Shiers was charged with aggravated assault related to domestic violence. […]