Boston GM Sweeney said he felt he had little choice
2017
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Troy mother indicted on lesser manslaughter charge in infant son’s death
Miranda Hopkins, 32, initially was charged with depraved indifference murder, but a Waldo County grand jury indicted her Tuesday on a manslaughter charge, and she was due to be released on bail.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta frying pan attacker to spend 15 years behind bars
Kristopher Russ pleaded guilty Monday to numerous offenses, most of them committed in Augusta.
Posted inMaine, Politics
LePage breaks with Maine’s attorney general to support Trump’s immigration ban
The governor tweeted Tuesday that Janet Mills ‘speaks for herself’ in opposing Trump’s temporary ban.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Community Health Options reports 2016 loss more than expected
The Lewiston-based provider of insurance under the Affordable Care Act says it had fewer customers than expected last year, contributing to the $58 million loss.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Appeals court judges press both sides on Trump’s immigration order
The ruling by the three-judge panel, likely to come this week, could affect tens of thousands of travelers whose visas were revoked.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine senators on losing side in opposing DeVos nomination
Observers predict the education chief’s appointment will have little effect on Maine schools.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waldoboro man killed after shooting officer had filed for divorce
Jon Michael Alspaugh had filed for divorce two days before firing at a Waldoboro police officer who went to the house on a report of a domestic disturbance.
Posted inMaine, News
Heating oil truck tips over on Route 133 in Wayne
No injuries were reported, and the road is open to traffic again in both directions.
Posted inMaine
Passers-by help pull woman from car that landed upside down in Belfast river
Slippery roads are blamed for the morning crash in which the driver escapes with only scratches.