The explosives were discovered Saturday and safely disposed of using the Portland Police bomb squad’s robot.
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Local schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from asylum-seeking families
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Prosecutors to appeal judge’s decision to vacate Portland man’s manslaughter conviction
Mark Cardilli Jr., who admitted to shooting his sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Isahak Muse, in 2019, was freed on $20,000 cash bail Friday and will get a new trial if the state’s appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is rejected.
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Bomb threats disrupt Walgreens stores across Maine
The threats were quickly deemed not credible, according to police in Portland and Windham.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Judge vacates manslaughter conviction of Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr., who confessed to shooting 22-year-old Isahak Muse in 2019, will get a new trial after a judge ruled Tuesday that Cardilli’s attorneys failed to properly make a self-defense argument.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Three Maine companies hit with environmental penalties
Firms in Portland, Old Town and Milbridge agree to pay fines in cases centered around potentially damaging chemicals.
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Maine AG obtains civil rights injunction against man convicted of threatening Black women
The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
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Maine Journalism Foundation plans to dissolve following sale of Masthead Maine papers
The foundation plans to transfer $171,000 in remaining donations to the Maine Trust for Local News.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport hotel home to 40 asylum-seeking families after Portland closes arena shelter
The City of Portland negotiated a yearlong contract with Freeport’s Casco Bay Inn to house 40 asylum-seeking families, who will choose to enroll their children in either Portland or Freeport school systems.
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Portland man arrested for allegedly stabbing ambulance worker
Justin Hill, 37, is charged with aggravated assault in the alleged stabbing at a convenience store in Bangor.