Cory Clark was sentenced to a year in prison, with four more years suspended, after admitting he sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 14.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Judge limits blood test as evidence in trial of boat captain charged in crewmen’s deaths
Christopher Hutchinson is charged with 2 counts of seaman’s manslaughter in the deaths of Tom Hammond and Tyler Sawyer, who were aboard Hutchinson’s boat when it sank in November 2014.
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Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Maine
Liz Soares: Life lessons on bigotry and hate
I do not want to be judged on superficialities, and I have refused to judge others in that way, Liz Soares writes.
Posted inCommunity
Dirty Dog Mud Run scheduled for April 15 in Waterville
All proceeds will support Thomas College’s student recreation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP says October windstorm cost it $69 million, and customers will help pay the cost
The utility says it plans to recoup $13 million from ratepayers. As much as $32 million for damaged infrastructure also will be covered by customers, over several years or even decades.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Smuttynose Brewing in New Hampshire to be sold at auction
Competition has changed the marketplace dynamics for the 24-year-old company, its owner says.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democrats call on LePage to approve overdose antidote naloxone
Over-the-counter sales were approved in 2017, but rules for implementing the law, which the governor opposed, have languished in his office. Meanwhile, addicts die at the rate of one a day.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Southern Maine’s real estate market still riding high, experts say
But headwinds from a stalled marijuana industry and an abundance of hotels in Portland could slow further growth, say presenters at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
It’s time to shift away from incarcerating young offenders at Long Creek, researchers say
Rather than a large, centralized detention center like the one in South Portland, youths in Maine would be better served by smaller, community-based treatment centers, a new policy paper recommends.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Maine churches take flu precautions, urge worshippers to take hands-off approach
As reported cases of illness rise sharply, religious leaders issue directives and advisories that seek to limit human contact during traditional practices and sacraments.