Leela Stockley

Maine

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A Maine man has been missing since Saturday

3 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

A man has been reported missing from Corinth. Michael Moulton, 30, was last seen on Saturday at around 8 p.m., according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office. Moulton was last seen walking toward where he lives in Corinth, although his home address was not provided by state police. Officials do not know what he was wearing the last time he was seen. Moulton does not drive, according to officials.
Voter ID supporters file challenge over approved ballot language

4 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Proponents of the push to require a photo ID to vote have filed a challenge against the state over the referendum language that will appear on Mainers’ ballots this fall. The voter ID referendum was submitted in February with at least 86,904 valid signatures, more than the 67,682 needed to qualify for the November ballot, according to the Maine secretary of state’s office. The referendum will appear on ballots this fall.
Police charge Bangor man with murder in 40-year-old cold case

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

The Maine State Police arrested a Bangor man on Thursday in the murder investigation of an 18-year-old Calais woman whose body was discovered in 1984. The body of Linda Maxwell was recovered along the shoreline of the St. Croix River in Robbinston on Aug. 25, 1984. She was last seen alive in the Calais area two days before, according to the state police. On Thursday, 65-year-old Raymond Brown of Bangor was charged with murder.
Bangor man charged with murder in 1984 cold case

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

A Bangor man was arrested by the Maine State Police Thursday for the 1984 slaying of an 18-year-old Calais woman. Raymond Brown, 65, was charged with murder in the death of Linda Maxwell. Brown was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after a traffic stop, according to state police. Maxwell’s body was recovered along the shoreline of the St. Croix River in Robbinston on Aug. 25, 1984. She was last seen alive in the Calais area two days before, according to state police.
New Hampshire State Police say they will cooperate with ICE

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

The New Hampshire State Police on Wednesday announced that it has entered an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to crack down on illegal border crossings. State troopers will be trained and certified by ICE in the coming weeks and months. The training authorizes law enforcement members to interrogate people suspected of unlawfully entering the United States, as well as detain those people, without a warrant, among other actions.
Maine woman will participate on Jeopardy! 12 years after her twin

3 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

A University of Maine professor is joining the ranks of Mainers who have participated on the popular trivia show Jeopardy! According to UMaine communications spokesperson Allen Adams, Kara Peruccio will appear on a May 9 episode of Jeopardy! The show is available to watch on WVII Channel 7 and WMTW Channel 8. Kara Peruccio’s twin, Caitlin Peruccio, participated on the show in 2013. Both sisters had tried out for the show in the past.
Maine college student has visa revoked by Trump administration, ACLU says

3 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

A graduate student living in Portland has had their student visa revoked under a move by the Trump administration targeting students from abroad who are studying in the United States, according to the ACLU of MaineMaine’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined a federal class action lawsuit seeking to represent more than 100 students in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico claiming their student immigration statuses had been unlawfully revoked.
Janet Mills tells Canadians ‘we want you here' ahead of Maine's tourist season

4 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday morning urged Mainers to welcome Canadian visitors this summer despite federal turmoil over tariffs. Speaking to attendees of the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Bangor, the governor said she wants potential tourists from all backgrounds to feel safe and welcomed in Maine. The state saw around 15 million visitors last year, which generated more than $9 billion in tourism revenue, according to Mills.
Northern Maine could get half a foot of snow Tuesday

1 month ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

Northern Maine can expect to get anywhere from 4 to 7 inches of snowfall throughout the day Tuesday, with snowfall starting early in the morning. The snowfall is expected through the central highlands, the Katahdin region, northern and eastern regions of the state and in the North Maine Woods. Snowfall will likely start around 4 a.m. Tuesday and conclude around 4 a.m. Wednesday according to forecasters with the Caribou National Weather Service.
Watch: Maine aerospace company tests rocket engine

1 month ago | bangordailynews.com | Leela Stockley

The Maine aerospace company bluShift is testing out a rocket engine in Brunswick this afternoon. The 4 p.m. Friday test of the company’s next-generation hybrid rocket engine is part of bluShift’s goal of building a rocket manufacturing facility in the town and launching rockets off the Maine coastline. Since 2016, bluShift has been building and working on launching rockets that are powered with biofuels. Its eventual goal is to carry small experiments and satellites to space.