Anthony Best, 31, of Veazie died weeks after he was stabbed in April 2016 outside the Denny’s restaurant on Brighton Avenue.
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ACLU, state spar before Supreme Court over Maine’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions
The ACLU of Maine tells justices that the DHHS is violating women’s constitutional rights by denying funds for the procedure, but the state says no law requires it.
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Witness describes sudden robbery, beating death of Joseph Marceau in Augusta
Michael Sean McQuade pleaded guilty to felony murder and robbery and was testifying Wednesday at the trial of co-defendant Aubrey Armstrong.
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Video: Police work to identify vandals who slashed tires on all of Poland school district’s buses
A security video from early Wednesday morning shows two people running around the buses, causing an estimated $12,000 in damage.
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Attorney general accuses 2 men of racially motivated attack in Biddeford
The men have been charged with aggravated assault and now face a civil complaint accusing them of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act.
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Court to rule whether Attorney General’s Office may prosecute mother in murder case
Citing an illegal use of subpoenas to obtain records, attorneys for Sharon Carrillo are seeking to have state prosecutors removed from the case.
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Solon woman sentenced on arson, conspiracy charges
Jennifer M. Sandoval gets six months for conspiring with an accomplice to have her van burned to collect insurance and must pay $2,000 restitution.
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Prosecutor: Augusta murder suspect beat man to death even after he gave up drugs
Aubrey N. Armstrong is one of four people charged in the Nov. 23, 2015, beating death of Joseph Marceau in an Augusta apartment.
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Kids cleaning up roadside litter discover trash is actually a couple’s stolen treasure
A dirty pillowcase found in Lebanon contained old photographs, jewelry and a military medal that were among items stolen from Richard and Joanne Couture’s home during a burglary last year.
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Justices seem skeptical of Portland landlord’s arguments in appeal of fire code conviction
Gregory Nisbet was sentenced to three months in jail after the November 2014 fire that killed six on Noyes Street, but his lawyer says the code is too vague to be enforced.