Shawna Gatto waives her right to a jury trial, a choice that some defendants make in highly publicized and emotional cases.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Wiscasset woman accused of killing girl seeks to have statements to police thrown out
Shawna Gatto argues that she was not properly informed of her Miranda rights before talking about how the 4-year-old died.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
‘How dumb are we to take him at his word?’ a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
Posted inLocal & State
Crashed plane travels from Jefferson to Wiscasset Airport
An FAA spokesman said Monday the owner of the plane had permission to move it.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mother of 4-year-old who police say died in caretaker’s home wants answers from state
Alicia Chick, 36, tells a Portland TV station that she was at the Oxford Street Shelter when she learned that her daughter, Kendall Chick, had died in Wiscasset in December.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Despite Maine watchdog agency’s report, questions linger regarding children’s deaths
Two young girls died as a result of abuse suffered over time. How could it have gone unaddressed?
Posted inLocal & State
Dry, windy conditions prompt ‘red flag’ warnings in Maine
The National Weather Service and Maine Forest Rangers caution that the danger of fire was high on Friday, and brush fires later broke out in Hancock County, Wiscasset and Raymond.
Posted inLocal & State
Wiscasset drops its long fight against state’s Route 1 plan, and now faces the legal bills
The town has not yet said whether it will accept a resident’s offer to help pay legal costs that could approach $100,000.
Posted inLocal & State
Wiscasset residents vote to end lawsuit against Maine Department of Transportation
The town had sued to force the state to get local approvals before moving forward with a controversial project to ease traffic congestion on Route 1.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, Source
Here’s the story behind the lamb being carried around Waldo County like a baby
Rejected by his mother, Nugget has been bottle-fed, babied and schlepped around town by his owners from Toddy Pond Farm.