Though ‘Double’ didn’t win an Oscar in 1945, its the film people talk about when they talk about noir, J.P. Devine writes.
2017
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Child pornographer Wade Hoover loses bid to lower 60-year sentence for sexually assaulting boys
The former Augusta man is serving a 40-year federal term for producing and possessing child pornography.
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
Whale rescue teams resume work following tragedy
Disentanglement efforts were suspended last week after a Canadian rescuer was killed by a whale.
Posted inMaine, News
Fire destroys home on Quincy Wood Road in Anson
The fire broke out at around noon Tuesday and drew a response from six area fire departments.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Daylong standoff in Lincoln ends peacefully
Police had gone to a home to interview a man who is charged with sexual abuse of a minor.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican effort to undo Affordable Care Act fails, raising question of what’s next
As the Senate fails to muster votes and the president says ‘let Obamacare fail,’ Maine’s senators and about a dozen governors call for a bipartisan fix for the health care system.
Posted inOnly Online, Opinion
Commentary: Today’s conservatives clearly don’t understand government’s role as insurer
The Washington Post
Posted inOnly Online, Opinion
Commentary: The hypocrisy of Trump’s ‘Made in America Week’
The Washington Post
Posted inNation & World, News
Eighth person in Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting is identified
The full list of participants has remained a mystery until now.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Commerce department defends decision on flounder fishery
The Commerce secretary overrode a recommendation to impose a moratorium on flounder fishing in New Jersey.