Town to receive $41,755 after over paying in 2017 for agreement with the sheriff’s office.
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Portland police say man stole father’s vehicle and crashed into cars on Congress Street
Police say the suspect is in custody and that numerous people were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
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Waterville Police Department holding second Operation HOPE benefit concert
Proceeds from Musicians for Hope will help fund department’s opiate prevention program.
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Court orders Gov. LePage to release $3 million to workforce development board
A federal judge rules that the governor isn’t allowed to withhold the federal funds in a dispute with regional agencies over how they spend the money.
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Former Topsham youth theater director sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing children
Henry A. Eichman, who also was a drama teacher at a Catholic school in Brunswick, pleads guilty to abusing 8 children and is sent to state prison.
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Critics warn against ban on signature gathering inside Maine polling places
The bill offered by Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap would prohibit the practice within 50 feet of entrances on Election Day.
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Portland man facing welfare fraud charges is back in jail
Abdulkareem Daham surrendered his bail a week before the start of his federal trial on charges of scamming various food assistance programs.
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Augusta council, school board swearing-in called off by snowstorm
The city clerk will swear officials in at their convenience now that the ceremony has been canceled because of the storm.
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Kennebec Journal Jan. 3 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 3, 2018.
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Waterville women charged with beating woman, stealing $100 from her
The victim told police the attack and theft might have been payback for something she or her ex-boyfriend might have done.