The arrest comes as the FBI confronts heightened concerns over the possibility of extremist violence on U.S. soil.
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Bath mother, daughter killed in murder-suicide remembered as generous people
Jennifer Bailey and her mother, Lisa, were shot and killed early Sunday morning outside their home in Bath. A longtime family friend said the two had lived with abuse for years and Lisa had recently filed for divorce.
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Largest union at Sappi’s Skowhegan paper mill holds rally amid contentious contract negotiations
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-9 recently voted to authorize a strike if needed amid ongoing contract negotiations, with forced overtime, health benefits and proposed changes to earned paid leave policies among their chief issues.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Sen. King urges federal government to study suicide prevention for Army reservists
The request comes in response to the Lewiston mass shooting by an Army reservist who killed 18 people before taking his own life.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority warns of ‘smishing’ scam to collect phony toll charges
The scam involves text messages that appear to be from the Maine Turnpike Authority claiming there is an unpaid E-ZPass toll and threatening an additional fee if not paid immediately.
Posted inCommunity
Vassalboro volunteers to deliver calendars
VASSALBORO — For 19 years members of the Vassalboro United Methodist Church have prepared and delivered a community calendar on which birthdays, anniversaries and memorials can be listed at no cost. A church member updates those listings, and three others secure ads from local businesses to cover the printing costs. This year there were 34 […]
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
Later in the show, the Democratic nominee identified one thing that she would do differently: She would put a Republican in her Cabinet.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Man indicted for alleged Kennebec River Rail Trail rape attempt
James W. Oliver, 57, allegedly pushed a woman into the bushes and assaulted her in Augusta.
Posted inNation & World, News
What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton is churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida as an ‘extremely dangerous’ storm that could wallop one of the state’s major population centers just two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
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Winthrop society to host talk on Grange No. 209 Oct. 17
WINTHROP — Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to host a presentation by Jennifer Phillips at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Phillips is a society director whose ancestral roots have been in Winthrop since 1802. She was born and raised in Illinois before moving to […]