Richard Bellitieri may have been missing for a year before his skeletal remains were found near his home, police say.
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Insufficient brake fluid cited in Bangor parade fatality
The braking system in an antique fire truck failed during the Bangor/Brewer Fourth of July parade.
Michaud, Pingree continue push for safer tanker cars
They meet with a federal official to discuss the ‘frustratingly slow’ process of updating standards.
Kennebunk Zumba sex scandal made into TV documentary
The TLC network show interviews many of those involved in the infamous Zumba saga.
Expert: Maine fishermen must adapt quickly as climate changes
The Gulf of Maine is warming 10 times faster since 2004, so fisheries managers and fishermen must remain nimble, say those at a symposium in Portland.
Golf cart accident injures 5 on Maine island
The rollover occurred on Sebago Lake’s Frye Island, where many seasonal residents use golf carts.
Maine high court upholds ex-trooper’s sex conviction
Gregory Vrooman of Nobleboro argued that jurors shouldn’t have been told that he watched pornography and that certain evidence should have been suppressed.
Man pleads guilty in massive Maine pot operation
Moises Soto allegedly helped run a marijuana field for Haynes Timberland, a local timber and development company that owns the land.
Democrats criticize LePage administration’s smog proposal
Lawmakers and the public should have a chance to evaluate the proposal to opt out of anti-smog rules, they say in a letter.
Maine high court upholds Turner man’s murder sentence
Brian Nichols, who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Jane Tetreault in their Turner home in 2010, had argued that his 40-year sentence was excessive.