Other false stories making the rounds this week attribute fabricated quotes to black celebrities.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Investigation underway in shots fired incident in Chelsea
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office says one of the residents gave chase to a fleeing vehicle but was shot at.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hall-Dale boys soccer finishes off Lisbon
Bulldogs do enough to garner MVC win.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMA students urged at convocation to seek truth, learn how to talk to each other
Speakers warned about how failure to communicate about important matters can incite war and other violence, and how discussing such things, while painful, can yield positive results.
Posted inLife & Culture, News, Religion and Values
Pope: Church late to find its conscience on abuse
Francis says he will do away with appeals after evidence of sexual abuse by a priest is proved.
Posted inNation & World, News
With dam failure ‘imminent,’ tens of thousands told to evacuate in Puerto Rico
A crack has appeared in the Guajataca Dam, threatening up to 70,000 residents of three towns downstream, officials said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Deputies acted in self-defense in fatal Naples shooting, attorney general says
Norman Strobel was killed after he fatally shot his roommate and wounded another man.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Pumpkin festival makes comeback in Keene, N.H., 3 years after melee
The annual event in Keene was canceled after violence broke out in 2014.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
TD Bank paying compensation for shortchanging customers at coin counting machines
Most users will see just pennies from the class action lawsuit settlement.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Phone scammer posing as York County deputy
The caller, sometimes calling himself ‘Sgt. Jackson’ or ‘Dep. Timothy Cook,’ threatens to issue an arrest warrant if the victim doesn’t pay a fine.