Five members of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office tell the commission investigating the mass shooting that they had limited options given that Robert Card hadn’t committed a crime.
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Maine agency cancels assault rifle class after complaints
A spokesman for the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife said a class about cleaning and maintaining an AR firearm was abruptly canceled after complaints that it was inappropriate in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Want an inside look at the Oscars of the food world?
Here’s the scoop on the James Beard Awards.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine’s high court won’t take up question of Trump’s ballot access
The Supreme Judicial Court says it can’t rule on the dispute because there wasn’t a final judgment when a lower court sent the case back to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to await the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Colorado challenge.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Former guardsman found guilty of sexually abusing child in West Gardiner
A jury convicted Aaron C. Engroff, 34, of Holden, of three charges related to the abuse of a 9- or 10-year old girl.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine eyes rule change to make it easier to grow food in urban areas
Lawmakers consider greenlighting more low-cost hoop houses to cultivate food.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Richmond school district says RSU 2 owes it nearly $800,000 in pandemic relief funds
The town was supposed to receive its portion of RSU 2’s federal COVID-19 relief after it withdrew from the district last July, said Interim Superintendent Robert Webster.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Belgrade woman who stole $221,000 from Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville given 2 years in prison
From 2014 to 2019, Sherrie A. Genness, 46, took small amounts of cash she covered up with about 1,700 transactions to the club’s books, according to officials.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Mills introduces legislation to grant subpoena power to Lewiston shooting commission
The bill, which would authorize the commission to obtain documents and compel witness testimony, has bipartisan support in the Legislature.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine capitol complex targeted with another fake threat
The discovery of a suspicious white powder in an envelope at the Burton M. Cross Building in Augusta prompted police to evacuate state workers. Tests confirmed the powder was not dangerous, police said.