Kevin St. Hill, 27, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was a leader of a major oxycodone and cocaine trafficking operation in central Maine from January to June 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
September 2013
Maine court kills proposal to increase jail wait time
The state supreme court will no longer consider an increase from 48 to 72 hours the time somebody can be held in jail before appearing before a judge.
NH will upgrade rail line between Rochester and Ossipee
The $1.4 million grant will help refurbish tracks and allow for additional freight capacity on the Northcoast rail line, which runs close to the Maine-New Hampshire border.
Survivor of Boston Marathon attacks has book deal
Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the bombings, says he wants his book to ‘inspire others.’
In a cool economy, auto sales on fire
As nearly all automakers report double-digit sales gains in August, they’re ramping up production and hiring workers to keep pace with demand.
Mass. court hears Pledge of Allegiance challenge
A lawyer for an atheist family argues that the words ‘under God’ in the pledge discriminate against atheist students.
Obama: ‘I didn’t set a red line, the world set a red line’
As the president made his case overseas during a visit to Sweden, his appeal for military intervention in Syria ran into trouble on Capitol Hill.
Shipbuilder Ingalls to close Miss. composites facility
The Newport News, Va.-based company says the shutdown is necessary because of a reduction in work for the Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyers.
Gardiner councilors discuss treatment plant heating options tonight
Whether the new heating source for the wastewater treatment plant should be something other than natural gas will be among the items discussed by Gardiner councilors tonight.
Conn. lobstermen brace for shutdown of L.I. Sound
The closure set to begin Saturday is an attempt to give the Sound’s depleted lobster population a chance to rebuild.