Theophalis Wilson was imprisoned for a triple killing in Philadelphia in what prosecutors called a ‘perfect storm’ of injustice.
2020
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Paint can mishap might have caused fire that destroyed mobile home in Albion
The fire Tuesday night is believed to have started when the mobile home’s owner ran over a paint can with his electric wheelchair, causing paint to shoot into his stove and burst into flames.
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Posted inNation & World
U.S. to impose visa restrictions to curb ‘birth tourism’
The new rules are aimed at women who travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted American passport.
Posted inMaine
Durham shoe drive raises money for woman’s second lung transplant
After receiving her second double lung transplant in five years, Aimee Driscoll has ongoing medical expenses, so her friend stepped in to help.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine wants to ‘put the brakes on’ fast-growing lobster bait fishery
The Department of Marine Resources wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new management and enforcement plan.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Daughter of fallen Farmington firefighter testifies propane line was severed days before blast
Danielle Bell Flannery testified Tuesday in front of the state Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee of Energy, Utilities and Technology that the explosion that killed her father was preventable if liquefied propane gas lines were covered under the Dig Safe Law.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Grand jury indicts pair on drug charges in Skowhegan
The Somerset County Grand Jury handed up indictments on Friday, including drug and assault charges.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
U.S. stocks flat as health authorities focus on China virus
Gains in technology, financial and health care stocks outweigh losses in industrial, energy, real estate and other sectors.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for disposal of packaging
Maine is drafting a first-in-the-nation law to shift the cost of disposing of packaging materials from consumers to private companies.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
New rules could bump emotional-support animals from airplanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals.