The education secretary is expected to recover fully.
January 2019
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Murder suspect stalked couple killed in South Paris, state police say
Mark Penley of Peru sneaked into the apartment of Heather Bickford and Dana Hill six months earlier but decided not to shoot them, police say in an affidavit.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News
Sentencing date set for ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy in Maine
Ronald Paquin, 76, who was convicted in November on 11 of 24 counts of gross sexual misconduct, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Peru double-murder suspect denied bail
Heather Bickford and Dana Hill, both 31, were shot to death by Mark Penley, 49, of Peru, state police say.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Gov. Mills says public has right to know about pardons
But for now, information about a person’s pardon remains confidential under state law.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Person barricaded in South Portland apartment taken into custody
The standoff began when police executed a ‘high-risk’ search warrant at the Kings Wood Park complex on Route 1, which officials believed might contain hazardous chemicals.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta to consider plastic bag ban
The city is the latest Maine community to consider eliminating the use of plastic bags as a waste reduction measure.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks swing to huge gains after jobs report, trade talks
The Federal Reserve chairman also calms the waters by saying the central bank will be flexible in deciding if and when it raises interest rates.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report, Politics
Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mary Mayhew leaves job as U.S. Medicaid chief after less than 3 months
The former Maine DHHS commissioner and gubernatorial candidate resigns from her position in the Trump administration to lead the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.