The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Oregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
U.S. Marshals said they apprehended Robert Clark, 36, following investigative tips that led to Maine.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State
Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
Posted inLocal & State
Livermore Falls board votes to continue sewer treatment plant upgrades
The $21 million project is expected to be finished in 2026.
Posted inNation & World
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
The video was released hours after the family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson publicly disputed that the sheriff’s deputy acted in self-defense.
Posted inLocal Government, News
Jay to hold hearing on sewer rates before setting rate for 2024-25
Jay/Livermore Falls Sewer Superintendent Mark Holt gave the Select Board a variety of options to set the rate at.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies
Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an analysis last year.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years in young daughter’s death
Adam Montgomery was convicted of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery and moving her corpse around for months. A prosecutor offered to lessen the sentence if he revealed the location of the girl’s remains.
Posted inSchools and Education, Uncategorized
Kroka Expeditions students hiked 250 miles to Maine
Students from Kroka Expeditions complete a 500-mile journey through Maine’s backwoods, arriving in Temple after a transformative expedition.
Posted inCommunity, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Grant funding provides Envirothon kits for Maine schools, programs interested in forming a team and competing
The kits valued at $200 will be given free to the first 20 schools or programs that agree to form a team to compete in the 2025 Envirothon.