Tyon K. Shuron, 46, of Augusta is set for jury trial next month on charges he murdered Andrew Sherman in 2019 and then tried to get a jailed witness to change her story about what had happened.
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Infant thrown from Amish buggy in nighttime crash in Whitefield, official says
The 1-month-old infant suffered minor injuries in the collision, which occurred at about 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Sports betting nears in Maine, but some in-person sites won’t be ready for launch
At least three retail locations, two of which are moving to new sites, will not be taking bets until December or early 2024.
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Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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Martha Ballard admirers seek to deliver monument to midwife in Augusta
Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
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Evan Gershkovich wanted to explain Russia to Americans. Russia wanted him to stay quiet.
The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.
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Federal shutdown threatens food aid for mothers and young children
Maine has enough funding to keep aid flowing for most of October, but a DHHS spokesperson says the state would likely halt new enrollments in the federally funded WIC program.
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Waterville driver who caused wrong-way crash on I-295 charged with operating under influence, police say
Marina Kinney, 30, was driving south in the northbound lane of Interstate 295, near Brunswick, when she became involved in a crash that injured two, according to officials.
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Wyeth artwork, memorabilia lost in devastating Port Clyde fire
The Wyeth paintings were in Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Art Gallery above the Port Clyde General Store, which was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze that also claimed the Dip Net Restaurant and the Monhegan Boat Line offices and gift shop.
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Augusta officials to send off Navy ship with slice of the city
The USS Augusta, which is to be commissioned Saturday in Eastport, is the second Navy vessel to be named for Maine’s capital city.