Police say Laurie Smith, who also had been treasurer of the Maine Lobster Festival, used a credit card to make personal purchases and has been charged with Class C theft by unauthorized taking.
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Maine Lobster Festival apologizes to dethroned Sea Goddess, gets new leaders
The organization was buffeted by criticism after Taylor Hamlin, 18, was pressured to step down over social media photos.
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Hundreds gather in Rockland to show support for Pittsburgh shooting victims
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue was filled to capacity and hundreds more people stood outside and listened to the ceremony on loudspeakers.
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Hope man sentenced for stalking woman by putting tracking device on her car
Ian Robertson, 38, will serve 20 days in jail and a one-year probation for following the woman and their child after a four-year relationship ended.
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Head of Rockland area schools named Maine Superintendent of the Year
John McDonald, who heads RSU 13, responds with praise for his administrators, teachers, staff and the district’s communities, which include Rockland, Thomaston, Owls Head, South Thomaston and Cushing.
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Rockland man who said voices told him to shoot up a school is charged with terrorizing
Brando Luzzi lived across the street from an elementary school when he threatened a school shooting.
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Gubernatorial candidates vow to back lobster industry in upcoming fight
Proposals to protect right whales, which will be unveiled next week, could hobble Maine’s most lucrative fishery.
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Get busy dressing your windows for winter
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Tempers boil over at Lobster Festival Board meeting
Removal of the Sea Goddess had the public seeing red.
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Queen Mary 2 anchors off Rockland, and she’s quite impressive
The huge cruise ship can carry nearly 2,700 passengers.