Ashraf M. Al Hilfi, 32, of Augusta, didn’t own a gun at the time of some of the allegations against him, his lawyer argued.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Current, former players hail Lawrence coach John Hersom as ultimate motivator
Longtime head coach can win his second state title Saturday when Bulldogs meet Kennebunk in Portland.
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Big U.S. airlines fight over safety of ‘travel hack’ charter flights
American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. support cracking down on safety and security standards, closing a “loophole” being used by JSX and others.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Cobbossee Lake sees worst algae bloom in a decade
An accumulation of algae on the water’s surface turned the lake green from mid-August through the end of September. While most of it has cleared, toxic remnants still line the shore.
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Exxon CEO says making Big Oil ‘villains’ slows path to net zero emissions
Exxon has ramped up its energy transition efforts over the past 2 years after losing a bruising proxy battle with activist investor Engine No. 1 at the height of the ESG movement.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man who stole city police cruiser found not criminally responsible, placed into state custody for treatment
Kyle King, 28, stole an unlocked and running police cruiser in November 2022 and drove it to Shaw’s Plaza at 150 Western Ave. in Augusta, where he followed and confronted a family, before being taken into custody by officers.
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Watchdog finds ‘errors on top of errors’ in death of 6-week-old Jaden Harding
A state watchdog agency submitted the critical report to a legislative committee Wednesday.
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Teen victim of Lewiston mass shooting released from Boston hospital
Gavin Robitaille, a 16-year-old Edward Little High School sophomore, has been discharged from Mass General for Children.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Kennebunk handles twists and turns to land in Class B final
With a new coach leading the way, the Rams have navigated injuries and shaky play late in the season to come within a game of their first state championship since 1991.
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Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone’ for any urgent concerns: ‘That’s progress’
President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year with a solid handshake.