Joseph Morrill used a police detective’s stolen gun to hold up a bank and a convenience store.
2014
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Maine bill inspires debate over wind farms’ scenic impact
A state legislative committee considers the wisdom of expanding assessments on the visual impact of proposed wind projects.
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Controversy plagues school mental health screening
Experts say many teens struggle with untreated mental illness, but schools are grappling with how to offer mental health services in a patchwork, underfunded system.
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Newport man charged with gross sexual assault
Andrew Hanson is scheduled to appear in Penobscot County Court Monday.
Posted inBusiness, News
Raytheon resumes Navy radar job for Arleigh Burke destroyers
The upgraded radar will be installed on ships built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and at the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Mississippi.
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Convicted felon who fired gun at Lewiston building sentenced to more than 6 years
Brunel Constant, 34, of Lewiston, was convicted after a two-day trial in federal court in Portland of a single count of illegal possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Water ban lifted for some in W.Va. after chemical spill
About 6,000 to 10,000 customers – out of about 300,000 affected – were allowed to use the water again Monday.
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Fox’s ‘24’ will bring back Jack Bauer in May
The show will run for 12 new episodes and the cast includes several others from the original series.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine tribes clash with state over elver license bill
Under the proposal, tribal fishermen would be forced to get state licenses or face possible prosecution.
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Maine high court to consider denying F. Lee Bailey’s return to law
The Board of Bar Examiners will argue that the celebrity defense attorney has yet to ‘own up’ to his past transgressions that led to him being disbarred in Florida in 2001 and Massachusetts in 2003.