LIVERMORE FALLS — Decades of research and work will be recognized this morning, Pearl Harbor Day, when upgrades to a downtown World War II monument are unveiled.
2012
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Maine bill would allow marijuana for any illness
Doctors would decide whether patients could benefit, but some think the proposal goes too far.
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Augusta City Council bans smoking at school bus stops
AUGUSTA — Lighting up a cigarette while waiting for Junior and his or her fellow students to get on the bus soon will be illegal in Augusta, as city councilors voted Thursday to ban smoking at all designated school bus stops.
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Augusta man sentenced to six years for stabbing domestic partner
AUGUSTA — Michael T. Young will spend the next six years behind bars for the stabbing death of his domestic partner, David Cox, but he’s not admitting that he killed him.
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Defense will use illiteracy at Chelsea selectwoman’s trial
PORTLAND — A longtime selectwoman’s apparent secret — that she can’t read or write — will become part of her defense and out in the open when fighting tax fraud and disability claims charges, her attorney said Thursday.
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Troy man killed in Detroit crash on Thursday
DETROIT — A Troy man was killed Wednesday night when he was ejected from his car during an accident on Troy Road.
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Salvation Army bell ringers in Waterville area about one-third of the way to $60,000 goal
WATERVILLE — Volunteers are out ringing the bells and collecting money as part of a goal of raising $60,000 for the Salvation Army Waterville Corps’ annual kettle campaign.
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Four teenagers charged with vandalizing Pine Street house in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Four teens face felony burglary and aggravated criminal mischief charges after repeatedly breaking into a Pine Street house and destroying its interior, according to police.
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Morning Sentinel police log, Dec. 6, 2012
IN BELGRADE, Wednesday, at 1:53 p.m., reported theft was investigated on Taylor Woods Road.
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Piece of USS Arizona marks Pearl Harbor day at Maine Veterans’ Home
Seventy-one years ago today, Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The assault claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, nearly half of whom died on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which exploded and sank after it was hit four times by Japanese bombers. The wreck still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.