Frankie Dejesus, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition; and Samantha Tupper, of Augusta, was sentenced to five months in jail.
March 2017
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Play ball! say Maine supporters of 30-minute school recess bill
The proposal would require that elementary schoolchildren get the exercise they need.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican health care plan sent to House committees despite growing opposition
As the party works to build support, numerous major trade associations criticize the proposal and Maine’s Sen. Collins says it can’t pass in the Senate in its current form.
Posted inNation & World, News
Woman in labor demanded injection of heroin and meth, police say
New Hampshire police say Rhianna Frenette used an unsanitary syringe to try to inject Felicia Farruggia at least once before she was successful.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Age discrimination suit against Shaw’s allowed to advance
A ruling by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court returns the case involving the lay-off of three workers to further consideration in federal court.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Sen. King says Republican health plan ‘will hammer Maine’
In a speech on the floor of the Senate, the independent says the plan would cost Mainers more and deliver less.
Posted inNation & World, News
Border Patrol may relax lie-detector requirement for new hires
Taking a polygraph became a hiring requirement after an earlier hiring surge led to more agents getting arrested for misconduct and corruption.
Posted inMaine, News
Man convicted of Portland murder pleads guilty to drug charge
Gang Majok, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Treyjon Arsenault in 2015, pleads guilty in York County to a drug trafficking charge.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Women go on strike in U.S. to show economic clout
Around the world, women find different ways to make their voices heard on International Women’s Day.
Posted inMaine, News
Starks voters at Town Meeting to weigh marijuana retail sales, Indigenous Peoples Day
The referendum question on a pot ban will be part of the election ballot Friday, and spending articles are to be voted on Saturday, both at the Starks Community Center.