The incident began after the man was accused of assaulting a woman in Orono.
June 2012
Maine Catholic leader wants health law changes
The Catholic Church opposed passage of the Affordable Care Act because it allows use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions.
Navy continues investigation of USS Miami fire
Early estimates put the damage at $400 million after a fire that started in a vacuum cleaner got out of control May 23.
MLB: Hernandez Ks 13, Mariners beat Sox in 9th
SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez matched his career high with 13 strikeouts in a brilliant five-hit complete game and John Jaso’s pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth scored Casper Wells to give the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.
NBA DRAFT: Celtics pick Sullinger, Melo
BOSTON (AP) — Jared Sullinger had back problems. Fab Melo’s troubles came in the classroom. The BostonCeltics hope the two big men they drafted on Thursday night will help fix some of their issues on the court.
SNAPSHOT: The one that got away
Jake, right, 9, Parker, 5, and Scott MacMaster row back to shore Wednesday after fishing on Pleasant Pond in Litchfield. Jake caught three yellow perch, Parker caught five yellow perch and their father’s got away when the elder MacMaster dropped his fishing pole on the pond.
Trooper, bystanders thwart robbery
WINTHROP — A Baptist missionary with a football background made a key tackle Thursday afternoon, helping police apprehend a suspect in a foiled Manchester bank robbery.
Snowe, once courted on law by president, calls for Obamacare repeal
The reaction from Maine’s congressional delegation members to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the new Affordable Care Act largely mirrored their earlier stances on the law — and, by extension, their party affiliation.
Agency fails to notify officials before bomb drill
WATERVILLE — Emergency officials responded quickly Thursday to a reported bomb threat at Kennebec Behavioral Health, only to learn moments later that it was a drill.
Middle, high schools to have same schedule
AUGUSTA — Middle school students are going to have to get out of bed about an hour earlier next school year.