One man is almost killed after being hit over the head with a bottle and then stabbed with the broken glass, police say.
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Maine’s chief justice criticizes DHHS handling of adoption dispute
Leigh Saufley says the agency moved too slowly, depriving a 2-year-old girl of the chance to live with her biological siblings.
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All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former sheriff’s deputy
The three young women who accused Kenneth Hatch express frustration with the deal under which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor, avoiding jail time.
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Amtrak service to Rockland may get first test with summer weekend schedule
The proposed service from Boston – including stops in Brunswick, Bath, Wiscasset and Newcastle – receives widespread support at a public forum.
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Trucker’s manslaughter trial begins with emotional testimony
Two people involved in the 2016 crash testified in a Rockland courtroom about what they saw and experienced.
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Trucker charged in crash that killed 2 loses bid to suppress blood test results
Randall Junior Weddle, 55, of Tennessee is charged with two counts of manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of a Warren woman and an Owls Head man.
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Former longtime Rockland police chief dies after stroke
Alfred Ockenfels, who spent his entire police career in the city, was 72.
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Artists Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen Nguyen win inaugural Ellis-Beauregard Foundation fellowship
They will create a site-specific work at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland in 2018.
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Camden man accused of beating family members for years faces new assault charges
According to an arrest affidavit, Senad Brkic choked and beat his wife and children, and refused to allow a doctor to care for his 2-year-old daughter. She later died.
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Maine parody site is far from fake news, and enough readers get the joke
But some say New Maine News contributes to the increasingly blurred line between fact and fiction.