AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sen. Collins among those proposing a way to reduce insulin prices
The bipartisan plan aims to incentivize lower list prices.
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Posted inMaine, News
Driver in rear-end crash that killed Cumberland girl told police he fell asleep
Kenneth Morang, 61, a corrections officer who had worked long hours at the Cumberland County Jail, was driving the pickup truck that hit a family’s SUV in Gorham, killing 9-year-old Raelynn Bell.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Dump truck rolls over in Lewiston on Friday
A dump truck rolled over on Ferry Road in Lewiston on Friday morning.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland installs memorial to the 6 victims of 2014 Noyes Street fire
A granite stone bearing a bronze plaque has been installed in Longfellow Park, near where 6 young people died in the state’s deadliest fire in over 2 decades.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, Morning Sentinel
At Skowhegan bakery conference, record numbers and rare grains set up artisan bread fair
The Maine Grain Alliance’s annual Kneading Conference drew some 250 attendees for workshops, seminars and more.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. stocks return to records following strong profit reports
Investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its meeting next week for the first time in more than a decade.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s house held without bail
The Iowa man came to Rhode Island with a backpack full of burglary tools to visit the singer, police say.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Eversource gives up on Northern Pass hydropower project
The project to bring hydropower from Canada to southern New England was never able to overcome opposition from a determined collection of town officials, environmentalists and residents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Burglars damage storage containers at Augusta’s East Side Boat Launch
A victim of the crime said thousands of dollars in fishing gear and kayaks were stolen from his units.