Attorney General Eric Holder says the action is a step toward protecting voting rights of all eligible Americans.
August 2013
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Grand jury brings more indictments in Maine hermit case
A grand jury in Kennebec County adds six more indictments against the North Pond Hermit.
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Wayne, Farmington special ed teacher charged with sex assaults
Patrik Ian Arsenault, 27, of Norridgewock, a former Wayne special education teacher hired to start in Farmington this fall, has been charged with sexually assaulting two Clinton boys this summer.
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MLB: Braun admits PED use in 2011
A month after acknowledging he made “mistakes,” Ryan Braun admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during his NL MVP season of 2011.
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President’s proposals take action on cost of higher education
President Barack Obama unveiled a series of proposals Thursday that would create a rating system for colleges, linking the amount of federal aid they would receive.
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Stakeholder group to weigh in on Riverview Psychiatric Center
A legislative committee may consider a bill next week, with input from mental health interests and state officials, to address the tenuous status of the state hospital, which could lose $20 million in federal funding.
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Legal fees a concern for judge in MM&A bankruptcy case
A bankruptcy court judge expressed concern Thursday that Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway will not have enough money left, after legal fees, to compensate victims of the July 6 accident in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
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Morning Sentinel area police log, Aug. 22, 2013
IN CHESTERVILLE, Wednesday at 3:38 p.m., a motor vehicle accident involving injuries was reported on Ridge Road.
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Man in jail for 2007 theft of Christmas presents gets five years for new charges
Karl V. Kittredge, who was previously convicted for a burglary spree targeting Christmas presents in 2007, is headed back to prison for theft stemming from a June 2012 incident.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Monmouth players fit in nicely at Winthrop
When Ethan Squires walked into the Winthrop football team’s locker room for the first practice, he refused to trust his eyes.