Players can now gamble on a slot machine without ever touching it.
2020
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump’s plan to cut submarine production won’t fly, Connecticut congressman says
Democratic Rep. Joe Courtney, whose district includes the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, says Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposes the fewest ‘combatant vessels’ for the Navy in a decade.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan detective one of 25 selected nationwide to attend Secret Service training
Detective Sgt. Kelly Hooper, who has worked in law enforcement for 30 years, will attend a weeklong course at which she will receive training in forensic analysis and investigative methods.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Environmental regulators say Oakland scrap metal firm violated clean water laws
Stormwater from the Oakland facility, “flows into two streams that are tributaries to Messalonskee Stream,” regulators said.
Posted inNation & World
Man accused of abducting son in 1987 faces bail hearing
The Canadian, who authorities say lived on the lam in the U.S. for three decades, was arrested in Connecticut and will return to court in Toronto for the bail hearing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Waterville man allegedly exposed himself to girl at Augusta store, police say
Nicholas R. Hutchings made his initial court appearance Monday and has indecency charges pending in other Maine counties.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Imprisoned former school dean pleads not guilty to gang charge
Convicted of shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs, he is accused of working with fellow gang members from behind bars to try to identify a police informant in his case.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine lawmakers weigh bill to increase first responder death benefit
Two Maine firefighters and 2 police officers have died in the line of duty since 2018, prompting a proposal to raise the state death benefit for survivors from $50,000 to $75,000.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Hodgkin hired as Winthrop Public Schools superintendent
James Hodgkin, who has 34 years of school administrative experience, will take over for Cornelia Brown on July 1.
Posted inNation & World
More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home
China reported a rise in new cases Monday, dimming optimism that the near-quarantine of 60 million people and other disease-control measures might be working.