The Supreme Court justice compares the present divisiveness to the 1950s, when McCarthyism and the Red Scare led the country to stray from its most fundamental values.
2018
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Bangor man pleads guilty to running large pot-growing operation
Federal agents seized about 400 marijuana plants and 295 root balls at the indoor facility in Frankfort.
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Posted inMaine
Skowhegan Federated Church hopes to fill food gap after soup kitchen closes
St. Anthony’s Soup Kitchen stopped serving meals in September and is looking for a volunteer coordinator to get it up and running.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville woman charged with trafficking in crack cocaine
Police stopped Marie Rose Towers’ vehicle on Kennedy Memorial Drive and found crack cocaine on her and in her vehicle.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Environmental group sues LePage, says wind farm ban is unconstitutional
The Conservation Law Foundation says the governor’s action violates the constitutional separation of powers.
Posted inMaine, News
Driver dies in South Portland crash
A man in his 70s appears to have suffered a medical event before the crash on Broadway, the city’s fire department says.
Posted inNation & World
Hawaiian worker who sent false missile alert believed attack was imminent
He mistook a drill for a real warning and sent the alert without a sign-off from a supervisor, which was not required, the FCC says.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Former ‘Glee’ star Mark Salling found dead
The 35-year-old was scheduled to be sentenced on child pornography charges.
Posted inMaine, News
Police investigate death of 13-year-old Yarmouth girl as possible suicide
The seventh-grader at Harrison Middle School was found unresponsive in her home by family members Monday evening.
Posted inNation & World, News
Poultry in motion: New Hampshire targets owners of trespassing fowl
Negligent chicken owners would owe bucks for misbehaving clucks.