Her conviction for the 1990 murder of her 4-year-old son had been based entirely on a confession she gave to a now-discredited detective,
March 2015
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Winthrop police ID man found dead in apparent suicide following standoff
Ronald Tripp likely died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 10:30 a.m., and students who lived nearby were kept at school until the scene was cleared.
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Ex-NFL star Sharper gets 9 years in prison for sex assaults
He sexually assaulted a woman and tried to attack another in suburban Phoenix in 2013. He also drugged and raped two women in Los Angeles.
Posted inMaine, News
Final CMP pole lifted into place in Windsor
The project, which began in the summer of 2010, involved clearing 290 miles of right of way and stringing 450 miles of transmission lines from Eliot to Orrington.
Posted inBusiness, News
Cross Insurance acquires independent agency in Massachusetts
Corcoran & Havlin employs about 50 people, and Cross will now have about 700 workers in New England and Florida.
Posted inBusiness, News
Defense contractor Lockheed sets its sights on fish farming
That and other ‘green’ ventures come at a time when defense spending has begun to shrink after more than 14 years of sustained warfare.
Posted inSports
Top skiers head to Sugarloaf for U.S. championships
Lindsey Vonn will headline the event, which begins Wednesday.
Posted inPeople
Births: Spaulding, Smith, Synder, Strout, Gunner/Allstrom, Darveau, McElmurry, Barnes, Meehl, Ellis families welcome new arrivals.
Tyler Joseph Spaulding MOUNT VERNON — A son, Tyler Joseph Spaulding, was born March 9 at Inland Hospital in Waterville, to James and Carol Spaulding. He was born at 8:04 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces, and measured 21 inches in length. He is welcomed by his sibling Trinity Spaulding. Grandparents are Michael and […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hacker disables maine.gov website for hours
The New Hampshire government website also is disrupted Monday morning, and the two states top a 50-state hit list posted by a hacker who claims to be Russian via Twitter.
Posted inMaine, News
Widow of Norridgewock man killed in 2013 accident sues
Somerset County sheriff’s department determined neither speed nor alcohol contributed to the accident.