In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend and a Muslim convert, family members say.
April 2013
Sappi’s Skowhegan plant agrees to natural gas deal with Summit
Sappi Fine Paper’s Somerset mill in Skowhegan joined Huhtamaki Inc. in Fairfield and Waterville with agreements in principle in recent days to receive natural gas from Summit Natural Gas of Maine.
Morning Sentinel area police log, April 23, 2013
IN CANAAN, Monday at 7:32 p.m., an animal complaint was reported on Tropical Fish Road.
Morning Sentinel business briefs, April 23, 2013
Business briefs for April 23, 2013.
Whitefield meeting Thursday hopes to spark interest in town affairs
Whitefield selectmen are hosting a discussion about the town’s future Thursday night in response to a low turnout at this year’s annual Town Meeting.
UMA ‘Walk to Remember’ recognizes Rwanda genocide
About 20 students and staff members led a “Walk to Remember” around campus and past the Augusta Civic Center, then shared a lunch of Rwandan food and watched a documentary about the reconciliation process that followed the 1994 genocide.
LePage names co-chairs of unemployment investigation
The governor is accused of pressuring unemployment hearing officers to decide more cases in favor of business.
Pittston man guilty of bilking federal railroad pension
Gerald E. Bailey, 68, pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of federal pension funds, by continuing to receive retirement payments even after he returned to work, according to the U.S. Department of Justice
Legislators scrutinize Democrats’ tax ideas
Republicans stand firm against rate hikes for the wealthy as a week of hearings begins in Augusta.
Border jumper to be deported from Maine to Italy
Leandro Bettiol, 26, pleaded guilty to an illegal entry charge Monday in federal court in Bangor.