As with much of the nation, Maine’s electrical infrastructure was built decades ago and parts are more than 50 years old, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dari Alpi
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine man sentenced to life in prison for double-killing
A Maine man charged with killing his sister and brother-in-law has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Hermit ‘River Dave’ is a no-show at disputed New Hampshire woodlot hearing
David Lidstone, 82, doesn’t show up for a court hearing as he is accused of squatting for 27 years in a rustic cabin he built on land in Canterbury.
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Missing person from Newburgh found dead in Bangor, deputies say
Mason Dorcy was last seen being dropped off last week at the Penobscot Community Health Center in Bangor, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Owner of controversial statue of Melville W. Fuller says it’s in storage
The statue of Melville Fuller, who was from Maine, was removed without warning from its granite base outside Kennebec County Courthouse on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Quebec to levy financial penalty on unvaccinated adults
The premier of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec said not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Lifestyle
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Dana Wilde: The legend of the up-island spider
Spiders tend to get even bigger and more detailed in stories of their sightings and turn humongous when those stories get woven in with the other tales, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Family, friends gather to honor soldier-diplomat Colin Powell
At his funeral service in Washington, Madeleine Albright, who was his immediate predecessor as secretary of state, called him ‘a figure who almost transcended time.’