AUGUSTA — A 26-year-old Sidney man was sentenced Monday to 364 days in jail, with all but 120 days suspended, and a year’s probation after he pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicit materials.
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Bank robbery suspect arrested
WATERVILLE — A city man was arrested Monday on charges that he robbed Bank of America on Main Street after threatening a teller with a bomb, prompting an evacuation of the area.
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Voter registration, casinos top state ballots
Mainers heading to the polls today can be forgiven for having a sense of deja vu: They will cast ballots on two more gambling initiatives, bringing the total to eight in 11 years.
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DNA might link robbery to slaying
FARMINGTON — Police are looking for evidence that could link the three men accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint Halloween night to the unsolved slaying of 81-year-old Grace Burton, who was fatally stabbed during a home invasion this summer, according to Chief Jack Peck.
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Biddeford man faces charge of OUI with son, 4, in the car
SIDNEY — A Biddeford man faces charges that he drove around drunk with his 4-year-old son in the car’s passenger seat, police said.
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Towns’ share of education budget may be reshuffled
WHITEFIELD — A proposed change to the allocation of costs in Regional School Unit 12 would benefit high-valuation towns in the southern part of the district.
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$71 million gap in state social services budget
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage called legislative leaders and some key lawmakers to a meeting on short notice to inform them that there is a $70.9 million hole in the Department of Health and Human Services budget for the current budget year, and the costs driving the red ink will continue in the second year of the budget for millions more.
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Embezzlement trial scheduled for December
AUGUSTA — A former employee of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, accused of embezzling $166,000 from that organization, will go to trial in December, a judge said on Monday.
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New formula slashes Social Security increases
WASHINGTON — Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at reducing future raises by adopting a new measure of inflation that also would increase taxes for most families — the biggest impact falling on those with low incomes.
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OUR OPINION: Maine protesters show how it should be done
We remain skeptical about the “Occupy” wherever/whatever movement, here in Maine and around the country. What’s the point? What are these people trying to achieve? What’s the end game? Is there, in fact, a point? A goal? An end game?