With the pageant’s first transgender contestant and Bill Belichick’s girlfriend both competing this month, the event is drawing more attention than usual.
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Hancock County probate judge suspended from practicing law
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar said William Blaisdell has still failed to pay his taxes and court-ordered child support.
Hancock County probate judge could again be suspended from practicing law
William Blaisdell has until April 1 to show he has paid his taxes, or else he risks a one-year suspension from practicing law.
High court upholds conviction of man who killed girlfriend at Acadia National Park
Raymond Lester has lost appeals on his murder conviction and 48-year prison sentence in the 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme.
New bills could allow towns to come together and take over abandoned dams
If the 3 Bucksport-area dams are forfeited, the water supply of several towns will be in peril.
Complete our crossword of key central Maine news events from 2024
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A guide to Maine’s 67 lighthouses
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