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  • Maine Red Cross on standby to help in Oklahoma

    The Red Cross said it has several managers who are trained as nurses and mental health officials who will be on their way to the region. Another 40 to 50 volunteers are also on standby and could be sent to the region with just 24 hours notice. The Portland chapter of the Red Cross said it has sent out several communications to its volunteers. An official with the agency said they have not ...

  • Maine Man Charged In Death Of Teen He Met On Facebook

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met on Facebook. Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged in the death of Nichole Cable of Glenburn after a body presumed to be that of the girl was found in a wooded area Monday night, Maine State Police Lt. ...

  • Maine psychologist pleads guilty to fraud

    PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine psychologist has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never happened.Federal prosecutors said Carole Orem-Hough of South Portland billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions a week when she saw the patient once per week.She told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company ...

  • Maine Legislature Votes Down Vacant Property Insurance Bill

    The Maine Legislature last week voted down a bill that sought to place stricter requirements on home insurers’ use of exclusions for losses on vacant homes. The bill LD 1413 (';An Act to Clarify Limitations on Homeowner’s Insurance Policies Regarding Claims on Vacant Properties';) was introduced by state Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston. It would have required a ...

  • Maine Senate passes early-voting bill but more votes needed in House

    The Maine Senate passed a measure Tuesday that would establish a system of true early voting in Maine. However, the proposal must gain more votes in the House of Representatives before it heads to the state's voters for approval. The bill, L.D. 156, sponsored by Rep. Michael Shaw, D-Standish, would change the Maine Constitution to give cities and towns the option to allow in-person voting ...


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Return to Horror High [DVD]

Return to Horror High [DVD]

You have to give credit to Bill Froehlichs Return to Horror High for its sheer ambition, even if it never really comes together. Made in 1987, at the teetering peak of the 1980s cycle of teen horror movies, Return to Horror High is not, as its title might s ... ...

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  • Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager

    BANGOR, Maine -; A 20-year-old Maine man has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she befriended ...

  • 2 lawsuits filed against Maine Catholic church

    - Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, saying church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing them and other children but failed to stop it. In complaints in Cumberland County Superior Court, Jeffrey and Frederick Conroy say the late Father James Vallely abused them from approximately 1976 through approximately 1979, when they were altar boys at St. Michael's ...

  • Remains found in woods could be missing Maine girl

    This undated photo provided by the Penobscot County Sheriffs Department shows Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl who was last seen over the weekend outside her Glenburn, Maine home. Officials said Friday that they want anyone who may have seen a black Ford Ranger pickup or similar truck near Nichole Cable's home between 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday to contact ...

  • Bruschi elected to Patriots team Hall of Fame

    The team announced Tuesday that the linebacker and three-time Super Bowl champion will be inducted along with broadcaster Gil Santos at a ceremony Aug. ...

  • Gov. LePage Eliminate Maines income tax

    The Republican governor said Monday that if re-elected he would make eliminating the state income tax a goal. He also acknowledged that it would be difficult if the Legislature remains controlled by ...

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