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.
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Police: 18 protesters arrested, charged with trespassing at Blaine House
Demonstrators were taking part in the Poor People’s Campaign kickoff event Monday, held in state capitals across the country.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
New York man’s trial to start in beating death of Augusta man
Aubrey N. Armstrong, 29, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, felony murder and robbery, and is set to stand trial this week at the Capital Judicial Center.
Posted inCommunity
Maine State Library offers “Let’s Talk About It”
Registration for the book group is limited to 25.
Posted inMaine, News
State recruiting Maine birdwatchers to collect data for atlas
A coordinator says the project will continue from 2018 to 2022 and help inform future conservation efforts.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools and Education
For Augusta mother, seeing a future with family, studies
Lynn Merrill, 61, who went blind about 23 years ago, delivered the student speech Saturday at the University of Maine at Augusta commencement ceremony.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republicans running for governor pledge to follow LePage lead on Medicaid, taxes, workforce development
But they would accomplish their goals in different ways, and some have more specific visions than others of what they believe Maine needs from its next chief executive.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Former US Sen. George Mitchell urges UMA grads to oppose discrimination, other injustices
More than 500 graduates received degrees during a ceremony Saturday morning at the Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Augusta considering moratorium on storefront medical marijuana sales by caregivers
A city committee also is suggesting regulating in-home medical marijuana caregiver operations amid concern about a ‘Wild West’ legal atmosphere.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Albion man imprisoned for 42 months for child pornography
Asher Gifford, who previously had been convicted of unlawful sexual contact with a 9-year-old girl, was convicted in January on nine counts of possessing sexually explicit images depicting children under 12.