City Council votes to require owner and would-be developer of prominent but neglected riverside property to address concerns in 90 to 150 days.
Maine Crime
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Sex offender’s victims wonder if he was involved in Sarah Cherry’s killing
David Guffey lived up the road from the home where the 12-year-old was babysitting at the time of her abduction.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Could a notorious serial killer have murdered Sarah Cherry?
Dennis Dechaine was convicted in the horrific 1988 slaying of the 12-year-old Bowdoin girl but has been granted a chance to test evidence with modern DNA techniques. Some believe the profile of the late Richard Evonitz might emerge.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Relatives of 3 killed while walking in Augusta last year say consequences for driver too light
Family members of the late Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and Vada-Leigh Peaslee say they are seeking justice and a change to how manslaughter charges are brought in Maine.
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Judge slaps $693,000 lien on Union company accused of defrauding elderly couple
The lawyer for the business denies the allegations, saying his clients are still in the process of flipping the houses with the borrowed money and will repay the couple.
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Inmate dies at Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren
Christopher Wilson, 49, who was serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated drug trafficking, died Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense lawyers want murder indictments dismissed because Maine State Police heard confidential calls
The lawyers for Bobby Nightingale and Jaquile Coleman seek to have the charges thrown out because of alleged attorney-client privilege violations.
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Augusta police officers, and a firefighter, who died in the line of duty memorialized with new signs
The emergency responders have been recognized with memorial signs erected at the Augusta locations where they were killed serving the community.
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Four charged with vandalism, including hate graffiti, at Rockland high school
Vandals caused extensive damage to an outbuilding and the surrounding property at Oceanside High School last month.
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Prosecutor says Wells teen who fatally shot niece meant to kill brother
York County Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern must decide whether to continue denying bail to Andrew Huber Young, 19, basing the decision on whether there’s probable cause the defendant intended to kill someone.