Damian E. Sanchez allegedly raped his girlfriend, struck her in the head with a beer bottle and strangled her at an Augusta hotel room in the presence of their young son in January.
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Maine National Guard Black Hawk helicopter unit will be deployed overseas
Thirty-six soldiers will be deployed in February, most likely to the Middle East, to support U.S. Central Command operations.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March
The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle contorts another tractor-trailer in downtown Augusta
A tractor-trailer too tall to pass under a railroad trestle on Water Street — known for tearing the tops off trailers — was damaged Monday after hitting the bridge.
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Gardiner man on trial for murder shot former friend, attacked another with machete, prosecutor says
A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.
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No officially contested local races in Augusta election
Candidates are running unopposed for six City Council and Board of Education seats, and no one has filed nomination papers for a seventh open spot.
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Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief
The president’s decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Judge rules Maine health care workers can’t remain anonymous in lawsuit over vaccine mandate
The plaintiffs must comply with the order and have their identities unsealed by Friday, or appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Mainers gather for Black Balloon Day, marking 636 overdose deaths in 2021
Members of the Maine recovery community advocate for an amendment to the state Good Samaritan Law that would protect anyone at the scene of an overdose from punishment for nonviolent crimes.
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Firefighters respond to 2-alarm fire Sunday in Augusta
Augusta Fire Chief David Groder said no one was injured but a cat died in the blaze.