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Eliot Cutler to change plea in child sex abuse images case
A wealthy former gubernatorial candidate charged with possession of images depicting child sexual abuse plans to change his plea next month in Hancock County.
Alfred man charged with murder in wife’s death
A Maine man has been charged with murder after his wife was found dead at the couple’s home in Alfred.
Maine campaign worker charged with stealing from US Senate hopeful
BANGOR, Maine (AP) A former campaign worker who accused one-time U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn of pointing a gun at him in a dispute over cryptocurrency is now accused of stealing $225,000 from the late candidate.
Maine election officials must rethink utility referendum wording
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s supreme court ordered election officials to come up with new wording for a statewide referendum aimed at dismantling the state’s largest private electric utilities and replacing them with a new entity that would answer to voters.
Portland reopens arena to hundreds of asylum seekers
Hundreds of asylum seekers filed into a basketball arena in Portland on Monday as Maine’s largest city deals with a months-long surge in immigration that has taxed its already limited housing market.
Jury holds key to fate of $1 billion transmission project
A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won all regulatory approvals only to be rebuked by state residents in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks.
Maine’s seafood catch in major decline according to 2022 reports
Despite some recent record highs in value with fisheries such as lobster and softshell clams, Maine’s overall catch fell below 200 million pounds for the first time since 1975.
Man charged with OUI after head-on crash in Naples
A Fryeburg man faces a long list of charges after police say he crashed head-on into another car.
Waterville fire suspect found not responsible by reason of insanity
A woman accused of setting small fires in Waterville has been found not responsible by reason of insanity.
Belfast fish farm permits reconsidered by state agency
Nordic Aquafarms’ salmon farm project is moving back before the Department of Environmental Protection for reconsideration of permits they previously approved.
