The Etna man, who says he once served time for faking his own death, was convicted last month of several counts of fraud for using his dead brother’s identity for more than half a century. This is how officials caught up with him.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State, News
You’ve seen him on TV. Now, you can join him aboard his windjammer in Rockland
Actor Marc Evan Jackson, known for roles on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘The Good Place,’ spent most of his childhood desperately wanting to sail on Maine windjammers. Last year, he became part owner of one.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine employers step up to relieve child care pressures on working parents
Finding ways to make child care more affordable and accessible is a strategy Maine businesses hope will help them find and keep employees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Maine rescue leaders say it’s raining cats and cats, with shelters full and colonies growing
Trap, neuter and release programs are trying to keep up with growing feline colonies, while shelters are nearing or at capacity for cats and kittens.
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5 people taken to hospital after walkway collapse at Arrowsic lighthouse
Six others were also hurt but didn’t require treatment after the Doubling Point Lighthouse walkway collapsed during Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Agricultural fair returns to Clinton with new events, continued focus on education
New to the annual Clinton Fair this year was a demolition derby and hammer and frying pan toss that drew thousands. Organizers say that the fair’s offerings are expanding each year in an effort to get more people through the gates and educate them on the importance of agriculture and community.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland police seek public’s help to solve 2008 killing of security guard
James Angelo, 27, a security guard at Mercy Hospital, was shot and killed early on the morning of Sept. 7, 2008. His death remains unsolved 15 years later.
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Kids and cows strut their stuff in the show ring at Litchfield Fair
The 3-day Litchfield Fair continues Sunday with more agriculture events and showings.
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UNE president says school’s Morocco campus not impacted by deadly earthquake
James Herbert said he was devastated to learn about Friday night’s earthquake but grateful that the Tangier campus was not affected.