The men, all current or former University of Maine students, hosted parties attended by Alexie Adams, who died in a snowbank of acute intoxication and hypothermia.
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Three Farmington women charged in connection with underage drinking party
Dozens of college-age students, some who were younger than 21, were at the party at an apartment, Farmington police said.
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Portland police investigating bank robbery at One City Center
A man entered the bank at about 11 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, police said.
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Netflix under fire for pulling comedian’s show in Saudi Arabia
Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Patriot Act’ included an episode that criticized the kingdom’s crown prince over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
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Top prosecutor known for toughness steps down after 28 years
Stephanie Anderson, 66, of Cape Elizabeth ends her tenure as Cumberland County district attorney.
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Brawl erupts in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — At least five people were hurt Thursday night in a brawl on Birch Street following a candlelight vigil downtown. Police said the injured suffered mostly bumps, cuts and a possible broken nose in the 8:45 p.m. scrap at Birch and Blake streets. Witnesses reported seeing large groups of people, some of them armed […]
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Chinese billionaire Liu won’t face rape charge
The founder of the Beijing-based e-commerce site JD.com was arrested on Aug. 31 in Minneapolis.
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn faces new allegation
Prosecutors allege that Ghosn manipulated a contract in 2008 to transfer a private investment loss worth more than $16 million to the company.
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Teenager accused of threatening Rockland high school is arrested in Portland
Isiah B. Perry was held in the Knox County Jail on a charge of misdemeanor terrorizing after he allegedly threatened Oceanside High School and a 14-year-old Thomaston girl.
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State official won’t be held in contempt for keeping mentally ill man in jail
A judge says such incidents are cause for concern but the man at the center of the legal filing is now getting mental health treatment.