Daniel Severance, 30, admitted on Monday to six unlawful sexual contact charges in a deal with prosecutors.
February 2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Obama stands firm on gun control despite long odds
Suggesting he won’t get all he’s proposing, he says, “We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something.”
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Posted inNews
Superdome power an issue even before big game, AP finds
Tests on the dome’s electrical feeders showed decay and “a chance of failure,” state officials warned in a memo dated Oct. 15.
Posted inNews
2 women plead guilty in Livermore Falls store fire
The two women took part in a plot to burn the store down so one of them could use the insurance money to open a day care center.
Posted inNews
Study: Mainers lack access to regular dental care
Nearly 40 percent of Maine’s 1.3 million people live in federally designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Posted inBusiness, News
Quotas lowered for Maine shrimp ‘trappers’
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher has lowered the daily limit from 800 to 500 pounds for the season that begins today.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine AG wants hospitals to allow public into meetings
The boards of those that rely mostly on taxpayer funding should be more open to scrutiny, the attorney general says.
Posted inNews
Bills seek to change U.S. pot laws
One measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol: In states that legalize pot, growers would have to obtain a federal permit.
Posted inOpinion
MIKE TIPPING: Will Cutler be able to achieve goals in three-way governor race?
Anyone who is 30 years old, has been a U.S. citizen for at least 15 years and has been a resident of the state of Maine for five years can run for governor.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Court-appointed lawyer system needs overhaul
No one wants to think about what would happen if the state runs out of money to pay court-appointed lawyers. And it wouldn’t be bad news just for lawyers.