Jean Leonard Teganya, suspected of participating in the African country’s 1994 genocide, was seeking asylum in the U.S.
Jeff Ham
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s legal defense for the poor lacks safeguards, study says
The study commissioned by the Legislature says the state’s system for providing attorneys for people who can’t afford them doesn’t ensure adequate representation.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Lawmakers endorse bill to protect student loan borrowers
Sen. Eloise Vitelli’s proposal for a ‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ move to the House and Senate with unanimous committee support.
Posted inNation & World, News
Iraq War hero’s family accepts Medal of Honor from Trump
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins was killed in June 2007 while trying to subdue a man who was detonating a suicide vest.
Posted inLife & Culture
Photos: Gardens Aglow offers many points of light at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is opening its fourth annual Gardens Aglow event this week with a colorful, eye-pleasing display. Gardens Aglow, which Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens calls “the largest light show in Maine,” will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday each week until Dec. 31. On Monday, the Harold Alfond Foundation […]
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Photos: Gray-New Gloucester students get creative with pumpkins for Camp Sunshine fundraiser
Students at Gray/New Gloucester High School carved pumpkins Thursday that will become part of the 16th annual Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival in Freeport this weekend. Over 7,500 carved pumpkins will be on display at the festival, which raises funds for Camp Sunshine, a year-round, cost-free retreat on Sebago Lake in Casco for children with life-threatening […]