Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Ryan Reardon is accused of trying to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.
Jeff Ham
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World leaders criticize ‘critical collapse’ in response to pandemic
Leaders from across the world are criticizing the haphazard global response to a virus that has caused economic havoc and killed nearly 1 million people.
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Maine senator, Rising Tide Brewery owner faces labor complaint
Sen. Heather Sanborn, a Democrat, and her husband own Rising Tide Brewing, which is accused of violating a rule against firing employees because they urged other employees to join a union.
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Teenage driver dies in crash in Down East Maine
Maine State Police say 19-year-old Meghan McPhail of Whiting was killed in the single-vehicle crash in Edmunds.
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Oklahoma’s epidemiologist warned of Trump rally deaths
Newly released documents show Oklahoma’s former state epidemiologist warned that as many as nine deaths and 228 new cases of coronavirus could result from the rally in Tulsa in June.
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Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage
In a televised town hall, the president is defensive but not agitated when pressed on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Defendant in killing Down East must wear mask at trial, over his objection
A judge rejects the argument by Carine Reeves, who is Black, that a face mask could prejudice jurors against him.
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Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
White House officials say the U.S. has all the medical supplies needed to battle COVID-19, but health care workers, hospital officials and even the FDA say that’s not the case.
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Teenager killed in collision on foggy road Down East
State police say a boy riding a motorized bicycle was killed in a collision with a car Wednesday in Machiasport.
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N.H. voter bares arms, and more, after her anti-Trump shirt is banned
A woman in Exeter who was told she couldn’t wear the T-shirt at a polling place responded by whipping it off and doing her civic duty topless.