BOSTON (AP) — All things considered, the Boston Red Sox had to consider themselves fortunate to split Tuesday’s day-night double-header with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Former state trooper fighting revocation
AUGUSTA — A Maine Criminal Justice Academy panel began hearing testimony Tuesday on the issue of whether Mark Sawyer, a retired state trooper who was charged with but not convicted of assaulting his wife, should retain his law enforcement certification.
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Maine applying again in Race to the Top
AUGUSTA — Last year, Maine turned in one of the lowest-scoring applications for Race to the Top, missing a chance at $75 million in federal money for education reform.
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Retirement benefits of military shouldn’t be cut
I was blown away with the proposal to cut the retirement benefits for the men and women who fight to protect our liberty. How ungrateful can we get as a nation? Senators and representatives are fully vested after five years to receive 80 percent of their highest three years salary, which is currently $174,000 and […]
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Winslow man faces drug charges after traffic stop, search
WINSLOW — A Winslow man pulled over in a traffic stop early Tuesday morning was arrested on drug charges, including possession of bath salts, police said.
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Scientific evidence should top circumstantial
John Benoit’s claim (letter, Aug. 15) that Dennis Dechaine’s truck was locked is incorrect, as the rear slider window was unlocked. Perhaps more importantly, as reported by Maine State Police Detective Hendsbee, the doors could be locked without a key. Thus, anyone could have removed items. The state lab found no fingerprints, hair or other […]
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Winslow man, 79, seriously hurt in collision
WINSLOW — A man was seriously injured Tuesday morning when he pulled his car out in front of a large dump truck on Clinton Avenue and the impact launched the car down the road, into a ditch, and over a grassy knoll, police said.
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Marijuana group files countersuit
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest medical marijuana nonprofit group hit back Monday against its former backer, denying it has outstanding loans and countersuing for monetary awards.
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OUR OPINION: Redistricting map doesn’t have to be radically different
We have seen the Republican plan to redraw Maine’s two congressional districts, and we have seen the Democratic plan. We would like to see one more.
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Amy Drake’s murder still unresolved; no justice yet
I am very concerned that the 2006 murder of Amy Drake has not been solved. Although her boyfriend had pleaded guilty to assaulting her previously, no one has ever been charged with her murder. Why is this still not resolved? Why has there been no resolution for her mother and no justice for her? I […]