Brandon Rimes, the second of two men who drew comparisons to the Grinch after burglarizing their neighbors’ home at Christmastime, has pled guilty to the crime and is due to be sentenced later this month.
August 2013
Maine groups get grants to sign up uninsured
The ‘navigator’ programs will help explain different plans being offered under the Affordable Health Care Act and assist residents in buying coverage.
Second hostage shot at Louisiana bank dies of injuries
The woman was one of three bank employees taken hostage in a standoff Tuesday that ended with the gunman shooting two hostages before being killed by police.
Brady practices, shows no ill effects
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady jogs, drops back to pass and doesn’t limp after an apparent knee injury that had fans anxious.
Celtics trade Fab Melo to Grizzlies for Donte Greene
Melo averaged 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and a league-high 3.1 blocks in 33 games for the NBA Development League’s Maine Red Claws.
One soldier shot 12 times in Fort Hood rampage
Testimony in the trial of Maj. Nidal Hassan indicates that one victim was shot while trying to charge the gunman.
Reality TV producer considers second Maine show
Engel Entertainment is not saying what the show is about, only that it focuses on a ‘unique Maine family’ and that it is being considered by the ABC Family cable channel.
Jasper Johns’ former assistant charged with fraud
Prosecutors say James Meyer removed the artworks from Johns’ studio without his knowledge between 2006 and 2012 and sold them through a Manhattan gallery.
Michaud joins governor’s race, and obstacles are many
Launching his Blaine House campaign from a strategic – and symbolic – central Maine city, the Democrat says: ‘I’m ready.’
Egypt authorizes police use of deadly force
The government says supporters of the deposed Islamist president torched two government buildings as violence escalates.