SANFORD, Fla. — After weeks in hiding, George Zimmerman made his first courtroom appearance Thursday in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and prosecutors outlined their murder case in court papers, saying the neighborhood watch volunteer followed and confronted the black teenager after a police dispatcher told him to back off.
April 2012
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Confession played in homicide trial
HOULTON — A man on trial for the murder of three people told investigators that one of them was a drug dealer responsible for causing pain in his life and the other two were “perfectly innocent,” according to a videotaped interview with police that was shown Thursday to jurors.
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Skowhegan shelter’s residents to plant, weed, harvest, sell
SKOWHEGAN — As a social worker, Jeffrey Johnson said he knows well the struggles people face that often lead to homelessness.
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BIW-made ship a big part of Navy strategy
BATH — An enormous, expensive and technology-laden warship that some Navy leaders once tried to kill because of its cost is now viewed as an important part of the Obama administration’s Asia-Pacific strategy, with advanced capabilities that the Navy’s top officer says represent the Navy’s future.
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Colonel prepares for run through ‘dark’ jungle
WATERVILLE — To prepare for an upcoming 100-kilometer run through a Central American jungle, Col. Jack Mosher follows a simple training regimen.
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WENDY FONTAINE: Angie in Vegas
I can tell you this much: you haven’t lived until you’ve searched for silver in a real ghost town or peed on a tumbleweed in the Mojave Desert.
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SIDELINES — GARY HAWKINS: It’s worth taking the long view
When it comes to the Red Sox, I’m day to day. When they win all is right with the world, a loss and I avoid SportsCenter for fear of seeing a highlight.
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DENIS THOET: When defining ‘farm,’ we should add ‘healthy’ and ‘sustainable’
When I stepped off a fishing boat in 1983 to go to work as development director for the Maine Maritime Museum, one of the first things I did was to tape the definition of the word “museum” to the front of my Rolodex.
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Oakland planners to talk Colby building
OAKLAND — The Oakland Planning Board will consider a site review application from Colby College at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Town Council chamber.
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Morning Sentinel police log: April 13, 2012
FAIRFIELD — A 7-year-old was playing Xbox at a neighbor’s house Tuesday night as police scoured the Silver Street area searching for him.