The former South Portland High School student has pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal solicitation for murder.
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Vienna man indicted for allegedly firing gun near home
The Kennebec County grand jury indictments for June.
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Waterville animal shelter hires new executive director with background as owner of dog training business
Josh Forester, 48, of Cornville, is the new executive director of the Humane Society Waterville Area at 100 Webb Road in Waterville.
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Two years after Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion rights advocates rally in Portland
Roughly 100 people joined Gov. Janet Mills and other Democratic party leaders at the protest to urge voters to protect access to abortion at the polls this fall.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Palermo man, 18, faces multiple charges after high-speed chase in Waterville
Robert Conlogue was arrested late Saturday and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, where he was released early Monday on $4,000 bail, police said.
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Maine State Aquarium to reopen after 4 years
The state-run museum and learning center in Boothbay Harbor opens Wednesday after $1.1 million in upgrades that include 2 new tanks designed to look like the rocky coasts of Boothbay and Burnt Island.
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Dennis Hoey, longtime Press Herald reporter, dies at 69
Hoey, a Maine native, worked for the paper for nearly 40 years, many of them as its unflappable night reporter.
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After 80 years, Congress moves to give long-overdue recognition to World War II nurses
A new bill backed by Sen. Angus King would award the women who served as Army and Navy nurses with a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
More Maine school budgets got rejected or barely passed. Some fear it’s just the start
COVID-19 funds expired this year, and districts need to keep wages competitive in order to attract and retain workers – but taxpayers are pushing back, even if it means a decline in the quality of education.
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Walmart Supercenter in Augusta
Police say two Maine State Police dogs searched the store at the Marketplace at Augusta after a note with a bomb threat was discovered and reported about 2 p.m. Sunday, but no bomb was found.