Zachery Conners, 26, was among 4 workers accused of abuse that included waterboarding, choking and sexually assaulting a nonverbal adult male client at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden.
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Posted inNation & World
Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for landfall
The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ashore Wednesday in Louisiana.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Sod chosen instead of artificial turf as Skowhegan awards bid for new baseball field
Selectmen chose Ranger Construction Corp. of Fairfield to build a $2.3 million baseball field and other infrastructure at the Skowhegan Community Center at 39 Poulin Drive.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine issues its first-ever recall of tainted recreational marijuana
It’s the first such recall since Maine’s recreational cannabis market launched in 2020, and it affects 3 pre-rolls and 1 flower product, all produced by Cannabis Cured.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Dempsey Challenge to offer more route options this year, bring more celebrities to Lewiston
The Dempsey Center has established a $2 million fundraising goal and has raised over half that so far.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Police investigating break-in at medical marijuana retail store in Livermore Falls
The burglary occurred at about 5 a.m., according to a store surveillance video, and was reported at about 9 a.m., Livermore Falls officer Trevor Gagnon said.
Posted inMaine, News
State starts preliminary design for roundabout at Jay intersection
The purpose of the project is for safety improvements, according to Douglas Coombs, senior project manager of the state highway program.
Posted inCommunity
Children craft handprint apple trees at Underwood Memorial Library in Fayette
Children at the Underwood Memorial Library in Fayette enjoyed a reading of Johnny Appleseed followed by a handprint apple tree craft, with a STEM Kids Night scheduled for Sept. 18.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Effort to recall Winthrop School Board members can’t move forward
One resident answered the former superintendent’s call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Congress bestows its highest honor on 13 troops killed in Afghanistan withdrawal
Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.