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Tim Hobbs To Serve As USDA Rural Development State Director
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A longtime official with the Maine Potato Board is going to serve as the state director…
Restaurant Owner Clashes With City Over Rule Changes
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A popular Sanford restaurant that sits on city property may have to make some changes in order to stay open.
Police: Blood Found Throughout Home of 4-Year-Old Girl
The affidavits became public Friday when 43-year-old Shawna Gatto made her first court appearance in the death of her fiance’s granddaughter.
Hunter Who Shot Woman Indicted on Manslaughter Charge
An Oxford County grand jury returned the indictment against 38-year-old Robert Trundy of Hebron.
LePage Still Wants to Ban Junk Food from Food Stamp Program
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s Republican governor says he plans to bring up his proposal to prevent the use of food stamps for junk food during a visit to Washington, D.C
Police: Man Whose Daughter Was Killed in Crash Had Suspended License
45-year-old Christopher Stevenson of Roque Bluffs hit a tree after going off the road on Route 191 in Cathance Township Thursday night.
1 Man Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty for Elver Trafficking
The Portland Press Herald reports 35-year-old Yarann Im was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday for illegally trafficking 480 pounds of the eels, known as elvers.
Report Calls for Review of State Youth Correctional Facility
A new report says Maine’s only youth correctional facility is understaffed and not equipped to manage the mental health needs of residents.
Assistant Principal at Maine Middle School Convicted of OUI
An assistant principal at a Maine middle school has been convicted of operating under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.
