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3 weeks ago | 
pressherald.com | Dylan Tusinski |Hannah Kaufman |Joe Charpentier
Robert McCarthy has been paying close attention to the flurry of executive orders and actions during the first two months since President Donald Trump was inaugurated. Like many Mainers who voted for Trump, the 68-year-old former Lewiston city councilor likes what he sees and views the drastic policy shifts on everything from immigration to education to the economy as the president making good on his word.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Hannah Kaufman
Mar. 18—FAIRFIELD — A human scalp seized in 2022 from Poulin Antiques and Auctions Inc. in Fairfield was repatriated March 10 to the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, federal officials said. The scalp, which had been listed for sale on the Fairfield auction house's website, was seized by the FBI through a federal search warrant obtained in May 2022. Federal officials determined through ...
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1 month ago | 
pressherald.com | Katie Langley |Hannah Kaufman
People protested across the state this weekend amid mounting conflict between the White House and Augusta, leading to heated clashes over beliefs at the State House and wide shows of political activism. Demonstrations against the Trump administration’s policies were planned across Maine on Saturday and Sunday in an effort promoted as “16 Counties for Courage.”Meanwhile, protesters calling for Gov.
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2 months ago | 
centralmaine.com | Hannah Kaufman |Ethan Horton
FREEDOM — Tyler Hadyniak lives with his family on Beaver Ridge Road in Freedom. The Hadyniaks moved to town in 1997 to escape the noise of New Jersey, opting for the other side of the pendulum: 90 acres of land deep in the Maine woods. The family has always considered the portion of road by their land abandoned, and therefore their private property.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
centralmaine.com | Hannah Kaufman
FAIRFIELD — Authorities discovered evidence of illegal drug trafficking activity Tuesday afternoon during a search of a rental unit at The New American Lodget, resulting in the arrest of 22-year-old Marissa Grover. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Division executed a drug search warrant following a monthslong investigation at the residence, Sheriff Dale P. Lancaster said in a news release.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
centralmaine.com | Hannah Kaufman
SKOWHEGAN — An SUV driven by an intoxicated Skowhegan woman collided head-on Saturday night with a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck on Canaan Road, near the intersection with Malbons Mills Road, according to police. Witnesses said Mary Fournier, 53, was driving a 2011 GMC Terrain on the wrong side of Canaan Road, also known as U.S. Route 2, Chief David Bucknam of the Skowhegan Police Department said in a statement released Sunday to the news media.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
centralmaine.com | Hannah Kaufman
WATERVILLE — A small group of art students had the chance to design their own molds, stamps and cookie cutters during a Saturday class concentrated on a new intersection of art and technology: 3D printing art tools. The Ticonic Galleries art class, “3D Printing: For Ceramic Arts,” ran from 1 to 4 p.m. and was taught by local artist Misha Oraa Ali.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
pressherald.com | Hannah Kaufman
WATERVILLE — Standing three floors tall, with sweeping windows and a tiny yard lining the front steps, the house looks like many others in Waterville. But a small orange sign, the deep bass of reggae music and a distant smell of smoking meat set 15 School St. apart from its neighbors — and the rest of the city’s restaurants. Jamie Pomerleau and Clayton Whyte opened Strait Jamaican Cuisine in June.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Hannah Kaufman
Jan. 9—FAIRFIELD — Three councilors joined forces to restructure Town Council leadership Wednesday night, with newly elected Timothy Martin taking over from Matthew Townsend as chairman. Wednesday's organizational meeting began with the annual election of officers among the five councilors, vying for council chairman, vice chairman and secretary positions. Martin won three votes for chairman, with Peter Lawrence and newly elected Matthew Tulley in support, along with his own vote.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
centralmaine.com | Hannah Kaufman
FAIRFIELD — Town Council leadership was restructured Wednesday night as three councilors joined forces to win the top spots, with newly elected Timothy Martin taking over from Matthew Townsend as chairman. Wednesday’s organizational meeting began with the annual election of officers among the five councilors, vying for council chairman, vice chairman and secretary positions.
