Shari Allimah pleaded guilty Tuesday in the death of Gerald Marin less than a week before her trial was scheduled to start.
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A Kennebunk resident has been in ICE custody for 8 months. His friends are advocating for his release.
Hossam ‘Maha’ Mohamed has been moved between 6 facilities since he was detained in August. His supporters fear for his health and what might happen if he is deported to Egypt.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man accused of illegally crossing Canadian border looks to throw out FBI interview
Ibrahim Ayud Khan, 27, says FBI agents misled him after he asked for an attorney, suggesting he could go back to the UK sooner if he talked to them without representation.
Posted inHealth, News
Person with measles passed through Logan Airport, officials say
Massachusetts health officials warned Wednesday that people who were in Terminal C of the Boston airport between midnight and 2:30 a.m. on April 14 may have been exposed.
Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime, News
Court weighs if teen accused of Chelsea double homicide should be tried as adult
The 17-year-old is charged with murder in the deaths of Christopher Hunnewell and Ty Carter Hunnewell in June 2025.
Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime, News
California man walks with $10K fine in Harmony marijuana grow house case
The plea deal comes amid a series of hearings in similar cases in Somerset County that have been pending 2 years.
Posted inMaine, News
Film puts spotlight on Maine’s efforts to improve school meals
The ‘Lunchroom Revolution’ documentary looks at initiatives to bring more local food into schools in Maine and across the country.
Posted inCommunity, Maine
Augusta’s Viles Arboretum gets Earth Day cleanup
Photographer Anna Chadwick captures volunteers in action at annual event.
Posted inCommunity, News
Waterville officials may limit cooperation with ICE agents
The city council will consider an ordinance modeled after Portland’s to prohibit police and all municipal employees from cooperating with federal immigration operations.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UNE receives $5M gift for public and environmental health institute
The donation from the founder of IDEXX Laboratories will support the new David Evans Shaw Institute of Public and Planetary Health.