BANGOR — A 26-year-old Mexican national is going to prison for 15 months for entering the U.S. after being deported and fraudulently using another person’s Social Security number. Cesar Benitez-Salazar was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. He pleaded guilty in March. According to court records, Benitez-Salazar gave police a Maine identification card […]
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LePage names new communications director
Peter Rogers replaces Dan Demeritt, who resigned in April after his personal financial problems became public.
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Borders on brink of liquidationafter deal collapses
The chain’s creditors say a private equity investor’s bid is too low.
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‘Mad Men,’ ‘Mildred Pierce’ get top Emmy nods
“Mad Men” has a chance to repeat for a fourth consecutive year as best drama.
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Judge declares mistrial in Clemens case
Prosecutors show jurors evidence against the judge’s orders in the second day of testimony.
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Bill aims to fill funding gap for Maine veterans
Rep. Mike Michaud co-sponsors legislation to better reimburse Maine Veterans’ Homes for the care of disabled veterans.
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Police Log: Two hurt in Belgrade motorcycle crash
Police Two taken to hospital after cycle SUV crash BELGRADE — Two people were taken to a Lewiston hospital Wednesday after a motorcycle hit a sport utility vehicle on West Road. Motorcycle driver Jennifer Myatt, 33, of Randolph, and Charlotte Ricker, 78, of Florida, a passenger in the SUV, were each taken by ambulance to […]
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Madison, Newport schools not getting federal grants
AUGUSTA — Madison Area Memorial High School and Nokomis Regional High School in Newport will not be getting federal cash from a grant program available to the state’s 10 low-achieving schools, the Maine Department of Education announced today.
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Maine couple takes 5th in world wife carrying
Dave and Lacey Castro of Alfred are now gearing up for a competition in the UK.