A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central Maine dispensaries.
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Farmers and rural businesses spent big on improvements. Will promised rebates arrive?
Trump’s order to freeze federal loans and grants concerns farmers like Hugh and Jenny Lassen, who grow wild blueberries in Cherryfield and made major investments thinking they’d get an $8,000 grant.
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State police investigate homicide in Cherryfield
Matthew Adams, 36, of Whitneyville, was found dead inside a Cherryfield home following a reported home invasion, state police said.
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Masses in Spanish to be held throughout Lent
Masses in Spanish are set for seven Maine communities during Lent, which runs from Ash Wednesday, March 2, to Holy Thursday, April 14. Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church on 65 Mellen St. in Portland. In addition, the Stations of the Cross will be presented in Spanish at 6 […]
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Verdict upheld in pandemic-delayed murder trial in Maine
Carine Reeves argued that he should been tried within 120 days of his extradition, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled the timeframe outlined by an interstate compact can be paused if a trial cannot be held.
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N.Y. man convicted of murdering woman on roadside in Down East Maine
Carine Reeves, the first person to stand trial for murder in Maine since courts were closed because of the pandemic, is found guilty in the 2017 killing of Sally Shaw.