BOSTON — A Rwandan man convicted of hiding his involvement in the country’s 1994 genocide in an attempt to win asylum in the U.S. was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison.  Jean Leonard Teganya participated in at least seven murders and five rapes during the genocide, in which Hutu extremists slaughtered Tutsis and Hutus […]

AUGUSTA — A growing number of states have passed laws in hopes of helping patients get the medication they want despite the cost, including Maine under a new law recently signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.  The new law, which mirrors similar legislation twice vetoed by the former Republican governor, is set to be effective in […]

WOOLWICH — The owners of Farley’s Cannabis Farm, a local medical marijuana dispensary, are waiting impatiently for Woolwich town officials to figure out what rules they want to set for marijuana sales in town. “We go to every town meeting and try to educate them because they don’t know what they’re doing,” said Kelli Small, […]

ROCKLAND (AP) — The caretaker accused in a lawsuit of isolating Robert Indiana and taking advantage of him before his death is suing the pop artist’s estate for $2 million to cover his legal fees.  Jamie Thomas worked for Indiana for three decades and serves on the Star of Hope foundation, which aims to transform Indiana’s […]

AUBURN — State leaders have agreed to continue providing $1 million in annual funding for a hunger relief program that buys fresh produce from Maine farms and distributes it to needy Mainers.  The Mainers Feeding Mainers program, a partnership between local farms and food banks to reduce food insecurity, “presents a great opportunity to reduce hunger […]

Maine man accused of hitting pregnant wife with vehicle  HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Maine man accused of striking his pregnant wife with a vehicle has turned himself in.  Maine State Police said 37-year-old David Moody, of Hollis, faces charges of aggravated domestic violence assault for the attack on Saturday.  Troopers […]

BATH — The state fire marshal’s office is investigating a fire reported at 734 Middle St. shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Everyone was out of the building at the time. Bath Police Chief Mike Field said officers met with a tenant who had extinguished the fire in the apartment building’s shared kitchen. Field said […]