Carol Murphy has previous convictions for animal cruelty and violated the ban in 2014, but the trial was delayed until this week
2016
Posted inMaine, News
Drought in Northeast expected to persist through February
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows a large swath of Maine remainsing in the grip of moderate to severe drought conditions.
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Posted inNews
Fatal Windham hit-and-run remains under investigation
Police have not said whether the fatal crash is connected to a second crash nearby.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bear mauls woman, first attack on human in Maryland in 81 years
Her husband says she required more than 70 stitches, has wounds on her head and torso, and a broken left arm.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Personal incomes grow in Maine metro areas, but still lag rest of the nation
The Portland region’s estimated total earnings rose 4.2% to nearly $26 billion in 2015, compared with 4.7 percent nationally, and every Maine county saw higher incomes.
Posted inBusiness
JPMorgan Chase to pay $264 million in Chinese bribery case
The company’s Asia affiliate allegedly hired children and friends of Chinese officials to secure banking deals.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
People are Googling the Ku Klux Klan like never before
The phenomenon illustrates how the Klan is now seen as part of current events, rather than a relic of the past.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
National Intelligence Director James Clapper submits resignation
Members of the House Intelligence Committee jokingly ask him to stay on for four more years.
Posted inMaine, News
Winthrop businesses encouraged to sign up for annual holiday parade
Though the parade is in Winthrop, businesses, schools and groups in the chamber’s region, including Wayne, Readfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Fayette and Mount Vernon, are encouraged to take part.
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Hillary Clinton urges backers to ‘never, ever give up’
In her remarks, she never mentions the president-elect by name and makes only an oblique reference to the controversial policies that fueled his rise to the White House.