China has also resumed sharing information about suspected trafficking with an international database.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan, Waterville to benefit from new regional tourism strategy
The nonprofit organization Main Street Skowhegan was awarded $484,500 from the state to develop a new brand and strategy for bringing visitors to the area.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi that was captured on police body camera video just days before last year’s midterm elections sent shockwaves through the political world.
Posted inMaine, News
State workers call on Gov. Mills to raise wages
Employees delivered more than 1,100 letters to the governor, arguing that lagging public sector salaries are responsible for rampant job vacancies in state government.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Central Maine landlord accused of sexually harassing tenants, asking for sex instead of rent
Fred L. Wheeler II of Manchester has been accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing women tenants and applicants for the housing units he has managed in Augusta, Lewiston and Sabbatus since 2016.
Posted inMaine, News
Pilot walks away from plane crash in Limington
Bradley Marston, 62, of Windham, was walking around after the crash and told a state trooper who responded to the scene that his engine had failed after takeoff.
Posted inMaine
Woman rescued after driving stolen vehicle off Portland’s East End boat launch
A good Samaritan on a nearby lobster boat donned diving gear to help rescue the driver after the car ended up in Casco Bay.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Key Republican lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy
The section of law at issue permits U.S. officials to collect without a warrant the communications of targeted foreigners who are outside the country and suspected of posing a national security threat.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Defense highlights memory, mental health issues of key witness in Richmond murder trial
Defense lawyer Darrick X. Banda probed Chanda Lilly on discrepancies in her account of what happened leading up to and after the murder of Andrew Sherman four years ago at his Richmond home.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston shootings inspire wave of legislation
A list of after-deadline bill requests for the upcoming session includes more than a half-dozen proposals, from tightening gun safety laws to discouraging gun-free zones.