Man who hid in Maine for years now sentenced for 4 rapes in Massachusetts

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Published
February 17, 2021

Man who hid in Maine for years now sentenced for 4 rapes in Massachusetts

Ivan Keith already had been sentenced in 2 rapes, and his sentencing in 2 others means he will spend 44 to 50 years in prison.
Published
February 12, 2021

Maine Voices: Systemic racism has no home in our state

The Hancock County sheriff’s racist reaction has left Mainers without essential public health services. He should resign.
Published
February 1, 2021

Nonprofit barred for supporting Black Lives Matter may be allowed back in Maine jail

The Hancock County sheriff cut off a nonprofit recovery coaching service after it expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Published
January 27, 2021

Counselors from agency that praised Black Lives Matter barred from Hancock County Jail

Hancock County Sheriff Scott Kane canceled the group's contract last summer and defended his decision when questioned this week.
Published
December 10, 2020

Man who fled to Maine sentenced for 1996 Massachusetts rape

Ivan Keith fled Massachusetts in 2003 and was arrested in Seal Cove, Maine, in August 2019, in a house that belonged to his ex-wife, authorities said.
Published
February 3, 2020

Agreement settles case against Cianbro Corp. chairman charged in cannon blast

Charges were filed last fall against Peter G. Vigue, 72, of Pittsfield after he fired a small cannon at a Maine Maritime Academy football game and injured a referee.
Published
November 6, 2019

Sale of Hancock County wind farm project puts it on fast track toward completion

The Weaver Wind project, scheduled to go online by October 2020, is expected to produce enough energy to power up to 20,000 homes annually.
Published
September 28, 2019

Maine State Police find missing fisherman

Samuel (Deonta) Linscott, 23, of Waltham in Hancock County, worked in the Winter Harbor area and hadn't been heard from in three days.
Published
August 19, 2019

Stonington man hospitalized after 2 crashes within 5 miles

Jared Murphy, 18, clipped a car he was trying to pass, then continued on and rolled his pickup truck a few miles later, police say.
Published
June 26, 2019

Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future

A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.