Christopher Riley of Searsport was also sentenced this week in Knox County Superior Court to three years of probation after pleading guilty to charges including aggravated assault and assault on a child.
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Congress considers repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
Much has changed since President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. The District of Columbia and six states now recognize gay marriage: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire.
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SNAPSHOT: Motorcycle Memorial
MOTORCYCLE MEMORIAL: About 40 motorcyclists arrive for the Memorial Mass of Christian burial for Simone M. Duplessis on Wednesday morning at St. Augustine Church in Augusta. The group — with members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and the Harley Owners Group Mid-Maine Chapter — met up and rode in from Lewiston in honor of […]
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Mayor: Lewiston betrayed by LePage
LEWISTON — When he was a kid, Maine’s governor spent time on the streets, homeless, not far from the spot where folks in Lewiston wanted to build a casino. Following the casino’s rejection on Tuesday’s statewide ballot, some in the former mill city feel betrayed by their native son, Gov. Paul LePage.
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Madison voters reject pipeline
MADISON — The town’s proposal to construct a natural gas pipeline from Richmond to Madison failed by 27 votes on Tuesday.
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National emergency alert system runs test
Emergency management officials in Washington triggered the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System Wednesday, but people glued to iPads, cell phones and PDAs most likely missed it.
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BRIEFS: Passamaquoddies give state $1.9 million
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt Tuesday were given two checks totaling $1.9 million from Chief Joseph Socobasin of the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indian Township.
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4th person held in Manchester home invasion
A fourth person is facing charges in a Manchester home invasion during which a resident was awakened in the middle of the night by a masked man who threatened her with a knife.
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Pit Field repair crunches rec budget
SIDNEY — An unforeseen $9,000 repair to Pit Fields will burden Sidney’s recreation budget, according to the treasurer of the organization that serves as the town’s recreation committee.
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ELECTION BRIEFS: Monmouth approves ordinance change
MONMOUTH — Residents on Tuesday voted 945 to 242 to overhaul the town’s recall ordinance, allowing for a simple majority for a recall an elected official rather than the two-third previously required.