Clerk Doris Austin organized a blood drive that collected 133 units of blood on Tuesday.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine chief justice asks legal community to help represent indigent clients
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill said in a letter to seven large law firms that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is considering rule changes for lawyers willing to take child custody appeals.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but said his presence had become a distraction after questions were raised recently about whether the museum took warnings seriously.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville man who admitted to involvement in terrorist conspiracy now facing assault charge
Xavier J. Pelkey was indicted this week in Somerset County on a count of aggravated assault and authorities say he used a chair to injure another inmate at the county jail, where he was being held prior to pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
Posted inNew England
Boston announces new plan to rid city of encampment, get residents help
The plan includes giving police the power to remove tents and other makeshift shelters at an intersection where a sprawling encampment for unhoused people has sprung up.
Posted inNew England
Former residents of New Hampshire’s youth center demand federal investigation into abuse claims
Close to 1,000 men and women have sued the state alleging physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
Posted inNation & World, Obituaries
Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman dies at age 85 after long illness
Salman founded one of his country’s largest Arabic-language independent newspapers.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Oxford 250: A science experiment 50 years in the making
The best driver in Oxford 250 history is right there in the results, Travis Barrett writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Oakland town manager says her suspension involves employee complaint
Town Manager Ella Bowman said she was notified Friday in a letter sent by Town Council Chairman Michael Perkins that she was placed on administrative leave earlier this week because of a complaint filed by municipal worker.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Navy warship named for Maine’s capital to be commissioned in Eastport
Augusta officials will travel Down East to see the ship put into service in September.