A homeless Seattle man charged with the 1976 killing of an Augusta woman had $7.60 on him when he was arrested earlier this week, according to Seattle police records released Friday.
October 2012
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Maine woman among group suing Aspen Dental
A South Portland woman is one of 11 named plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Aspen Dental Management and its majority shareholder about alleged “sham” owners and deceptive practices.
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Maine’s political donations at $8.5 million
Mainers have donated more than $8.5 million to federal candidates and political committees this election cycle. Individual donors number in the thousands, but a select few are spending more than most.
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PERVERSION FILES: Boy Scout documents include Mainers
Thousands of newly released Boy Scout files documenting allegations of sexual abuse by scout volunteers include detailed files on eight Scout leaders in Maine who were banned from the organization. The eight represent just a fraction of the so-called “perversion files” involving Scout leaders nationwide. Thousands of those files, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, […]
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J.P. DEVINE: Gordon and the leaves
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” — Lois Lowry
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Brunswick Republican leader backing a Green? Ask his wife
Meanwhile, a Republican running for House District 66 calls the yard sign ‘a bit of a slap in the face.’
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Swastikas painted on Obama campaign office in Colo.
The swastikas come one week after a shot was fired through the window of an Obama campaign office in Denver.
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Photos of the Week: October 14 to 20
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photographers Andy Molloy, Joe Phelan, David Leaming, and Michael G. Seamans submit some of their best shots from the past week.
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US gun industry is thriving during Obama’s term
Sales are on the rise, so much that some manufacturers cannot make guns fast enough. And the number of licensed gun dealers is rising for the first time in 20 years.
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Maine home sales up 8.48% in September
“We are beginning to experience, on occasion, multiple offer situations on well-priced, move-in ready homes in the right location,” says Tina Lucas, president of the Maine Associate of Realtors.