A program at Kennebec County Correctional Facility teaches inmates to farm and donates the harvest to schools and the needy.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and court news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Ex-employees sue Washington County sheriff over release of personal data
The 17 former deputies, however, decline to sue the Bangor Daily News for publishing information, including their Social Security numbers, on its website.
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Federal agency sues Lincoln County farm, claiming sexual harassment
An investigation of County Fair Farm revealed that a hostile work environment had existed for female workers as far back as 2003, says a federal lawyer.
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Police investigating death of baby in bathtub in Lewiston
The 11-month-old boy’s father put him in the tub with his 2-year-old sister and then left the room, police say.
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Federal grant to fund four agents to fight meth in Maine
The grant is the third-largest nationally from the U.S. Department of Justice and is aimed at combating meth manufacture and use.
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Scarborough police report possible sighting of mountain lion
The woman photographed the animal in her backyard, and is now keeping her child indoors.
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Maine State Police identify two of three suspects in medical pot robbery
Both men are from Glenburn and were identified after police released surveillance photos that generated more than three dozen tips from the public.
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Trial of N.Y. man accused of Portland murder to begin Monday
Anthony Pratt Jr. is accused of shooting Margarita Fisenko Scott in a Portland apartment in November 2012.
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Police release names of deceased, state police troopers in Chester shooting
The Maine Attorney General’s Office will investigate the police shooting of the knife-wielding man.
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Evaristo Deus enters no plea in killing of pregnant Lewiston woman
He makes his initial court appearance and will be held without bail.