WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to bring in new types of partners and ultimately expand opportunities in voluntary conservation for the nation’s agricultural producers and private landowners. In direct response to feedback from state agencies, Tribes, nonprofits and other groups, USDA has updated […]
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Judge hears Seth Carey’s motion to dismiss charges
The judge took the matter under advisement without ruling Tuesday.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News
Peru man gets 2 life sentences in Paris murders
A jury convicted Mark Penley in October in the murders of his ex-girlfriend, Heather Bickford, and her boyfriend, Dana Hill in 2019.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Former Auburn lawyer and DA candidate denies sexual assault charges
Seth Carey filed a motion to dismiss the charges; a hearing is planned for later this month.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
Posted inThings to Do
Celebration Barn season finale to feature Mike Miclon’s Early Evening Show
Celebration Barn Theater plans to celebrate this season’s Saturday Show Series finale with Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at its 190 Stock Farm Road location in South Paris. The Early Evening Show, a spoof of late-night talk shows, has been performed from New England to Switzerland. Twenty two […]
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Jurors watch video of crime scene in slaying of Paris couple
Mark Penley is being tried for murder in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and the father of her two daughters.
Posted inCommunity
Solar & EV Expo planned at Oxford Hills high school
Center for an Ecology-Based Economy brings together electric vehicles and clean energy Oct. 2
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Maine man sentenced to 50 years for domestic murder that judge calls ‘abomination’
The judge said it was one of the most brutal beatings he had ever experienced as a judge and homicide prosecutor.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Animal welfare organizations receive grants
The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $282,500 in grants to 21 Maine organizations to support animal welfare, according to a news release. Local grantees include: • Humane Society Waterville Area, for the Angel Foster program, $20,000; • Franklin County Animal Shelter, for the shelter’s spay/neuter voucher program: $10,000; • Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, to support […]