A prosecutor said Benjamin Turcotte bought up to 40 guns for a man who was part of a gun trafficking conspiracy.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, News
One person injured in Freeport explosion
Police told News Center Maine the explosion of a gas cylinder was felt miles away.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Closing of Waterville grocery store is ‘going to hurt,’ employee says
Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Always wanted a lighthouse? U.S. is giving some away – including one in Maine
Little Mark Island and Monument in Harpswell is being offered at no cost.
Posted inLocal & State
Lawsuit accuses bishop of Diocese of Portland of facilitating sexual abuse
The suit alleges that Bishop Robert Deeley was one of three high-ranking members of the Catholic Church who were negligent in allowing a high school administrator in Massachusetts to sexually abuse minors for several years starting in 2011.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Wardens concerned after woman took a baby raccoon to an Auburn pet store — where it was kissed and cuddled
Wardens on Thursday were seeking information about a woman who took a juvenile raccoon into an Auburn pet store, where the animal was said to have been kissed by a few in the store.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Farmington assessing issues continue
An assessing firm is needed to complete work prior to determining the tax commitment and sending out the tax bills, interim Town Manager Cornell Knight told Selectmen Tuesday night, May 23.
Posted inLocal & State
Farmington hospital now has two chaplains to assist with spirituality services
Chaplains respond to the divine and religious needs of patients and their families.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Court grants new life to lawsuit challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state’s COVID-19 mandate for health care workers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes changes to paid family leave plan
As proponents rally to build support for the bill, the governor recommends tightening eligibility and reducing payouts for the proposal, which is under attack from some business groups that say it would be too burdensome on employers.