Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
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There were fewer piping plover pairs on Maine beaches this year, but they fledged lots of chicks
Three beaches in Scarborough saw the highest number of fledged chicks since monitoring of the endangered shorebirds began in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sens. Collins, King co-sponsor bill requiring military to use state crisis intervention laws
The bill would require the armed services to utilize state laws, such as Maine’s yellow flag law, to disarm people who are a threat to themselves and others. It was introduced a little less than one year after the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
Posted inMaine, News
Photos: Farmington Fair opens to great weather, with much to see and do
The 183rd edition of Farmington Fair opened Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Housing’s worst crisis in decades reverberates through 2024 race
At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims
For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole.
Posted inNation & World, News
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations across Central Europe
Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Central Europe, affecting countries like Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.
Posted inMaine, Politics
State commission responding to storm damage explores public flood insurance
Only 1.3% of all homes and buildings in Maine are covered under the National Flood Insurance Program and participation has fallen sharply over the past 15 years.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts police recruit dies after a ‘medical crisis’ during training exercise
The recruit’s mother told TV reporters that he was hit and injured.
