The terms of Robert Pavao’s plea deal call for a prison sentence of 55 years to life, with 5 years of the sentence deferred for 20 years on conditions.
Carol Semple
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Maine to offer tuition help to expand health care workforce
The series of programs will use tuition forgiveness, scholarships and student loan relief, and a public service campaign to address the worker shortage.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Maine man fined $45,000 for scuttling boats in Connecticut
The Bristol man was in the process of selling his marina in Bridgeport in 2018 when he made a deal with two men to scuttle several sailboats and motorboats that had been abandoned at the marina, prosecutors said.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine warns of fall tick activity, reports record year for 1 tick-borne disease
The state is experiencing a record-high year for babesiosis, which is caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Endangered Atlantic right whale population sinks to a nearly 20-year low
Efforts to save the whales have resulted in new restrictions on U.S. lobster fishing, and pushback from the fishing industry about those new rules.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Deadline slips, but Pelosi says deal on Biden package ‘very possible’
Sticking points appear to include proposed corporate tax hikes to help finance the plan and an effort to lower prescription drug costs that has raised concerns from the pharmaceutical industry.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Rudy Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
Jurors find Lev Parnas guilty of using a corporate entity to funnel illegal donations to Republican political committees and using money from a Russian financier to make illegal donations to U.S. politicians.
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Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of his wife, Kathie Durst
The real estate heir, who was the subject of the documentary series ‘The Jinx,’ was recently sentenced to life in prison for killing a confidante who helped him cover up his wife’s killing.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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Remains found in Florida park are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says
Laundrie was a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, with whom he had set out on a cross-country road trip.