James Talbot, who taught at the Portland Catholic school in the 1980s and 1990s, was convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe.
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‘Worst of the worst,’ Miami judge says as Haiti orphanage founder gets 210 years
Authorities arrested Michael Geilenfeld based on allegations brought by a Freeport, Maine, resident, who spoke to young men who said Geilenfeld abused them as boys.
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Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
There’s an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next 5 years, the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office say.
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US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
An official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews.
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Who will Maine Democrats run against Susan Collins?
The party in Maine and beyond is looking to Gov. Janet Mills to make a decision, while other top Democrats are jumping into the open governor’s race.
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Things to know about ‘no tax on tips,’ Trump’s tax pledge that’s in the Republican budget bill
The proposal has widespread support from the public, lawmakers in both parties and employers who believe such a law will bring relief to the working class.
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Judge blocks Trump’s orders to dismantle Education Department and fire employees
The ruling in 2 consolidated lawsuits — including one in which Maine joined 21 other states — says that Trump’s plan amounts to an illegal closure of the Education Department.
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Rare May nor’easter brings rain and chance of snow to New England before Memorial Day
The storm brought dark skies to New England during a time of year usually reserved for sunshine and cookouts.
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Maine delegation urges Trump administration to unfreeze digital equity grants
Maine’s members of Congress argue that terminating the Digital Equity Act and related grants “will have an outsized impact on Maine families, small businesses, and communities.”
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Rep. Laurel Libby regains right to vote in House from Supreme Court
The nation’s highest court sides with the Republican lawmaker who was blocked from voting after she identified a transgender student athlete in a critical social media post.