Frank Higgins, 49, is charged with murdering fellow Maine State Prison inmate Lloyd Millett.
October 2011
Tape of Jackson doctor’s police interview played
Dr. Conrad Murray describes his treatment of Michael Jackson in the hours before the singer’s death, including his administration of the anesthetic propofol.
Blackstone pledges $3Mto spur Maine entrepreneurship
The charitable foundation says the money could create 10,000 jobs in Maine within 10 years.
Chemical makers say BPA no longer in sippy cups
Consumer health groups hailed the move as a “win for moms and dads across America” and pressed for removing BPA from more products.
Army aviators in high demand on the battlefront
The Afghanistan conflict, marking its 10th anniversary, is in many ways a helicopter war.
CBO estimates $1.3 trillion deficit for 2011
WASHINGTON — A new government report says the budget deficit hit $1.3 trillion in the just-completed fiscal year, matching last year’s flood of red ink but showing slight improvement over the record set two years ago. The Congressional Budget Office analysis is in line with previous estimates but offers yet another reminder of the […]
Maine law aims to eliminate wolf hybrids
The law prohibits people from acquiring wolf hybrids without a special permit.
Biddeford woman sentenced to 7 years for arson
Edna Godin had pleaded guilty to starting fires in two apartment buildings she had lived in.
Dead poet bus tour on the road today
‘Dead Poets Society’ founder Walter Skold has visited the graves of 225 American poets over the last three years and he’s adding six more.
Drowned man pulled from Kennebec identified
BATH — Bath Police have identified the body of a man pulled from the Kennebec River on Thursday as John C. Farrell, 51. Farrell had been living on York Street in Bath. No suicide note or related message was found, but Farrell wore street clothing and a jacket when his body was pulled from the […]