Buxton Arsonist Strikes Again at Retired Cop
A Maine fire caused heavy damage to an unoccupied house across from William Rudge, a retired New York City firefighter. Rudge blames arson after a previous blaze on the same residence last fall and other Wednesday night fires. Police say several suspects have undergone lie detector tests with no arrests.
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Buxton
Maine
New York City
William Rudge
Rudge
Lawrence Dolby
Portland Evening Express
Vietnamese language radio for Maine refugees debut
Augusta based WRDO AM will air Saigon Jown East starting Sunday. The VietNamese program provides news and music from Vietnam plus public service announcements about English classes and job opportunities. Host Ngan Van Nguyen will anchor, with news from Vietnamese magazines and a focus on positive news and reunifications. The service targets about 150 local Vietnamese and 400 to 500 refugees statewide.
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Augusta
Maine
Agasta
Saigon Jown East
Vietnam
Maine Division of Community Services
Ickey O'Malley
Miss O'Malley
Ngan van Nguyen
Division of Community Services
Supreme Court declines to hear commuter tax recovery suit
The court ruled 5 to 2 that Maine Massachusetts and Vermont cannot sue New Hampshire to recover 15 million paid under the commuter income tax from 1970 to 1975. Justices said states cannot press citizens claims and noted individual suits remain possible. Attorneys general weigh next moves as lawmakers may revisit tax credits.
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N.H
New Hampshire
U.S. Supreme Court
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
New England
Asst
Charles Cleveland
Supreme Court
Jerome Diamond
Francis X. Bellotti
Diamond
Montpelier
Augusta
Joseph E. Brennan
James Longley
Ruling due in alleged assault against students
A Superior Court judge is expected to rule today on aggravated assault and battery charges against Charles Gray III, a dormitory supervisor at Southern Maine Christian School. Earlier, charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and battery were dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Portland, Maine
Charles Gray III
Scurrough
Jeftice William E. McCarthy
Gray
Frances Snipe
Southern Maine Christian School
McCarthy
Snipe
Vernon van Ness
Heidi Hanson
Maine accepts no corporal punishment in schools
Maine Attorney General Brennen states corporal punishment is no longer lawful in schools under the criminal code effective May 1. Reasonable force may be used to restore order or remove a disturbance, but it must be decided case by case by teachers with limits set by law. John Marvin of the Maine Teachers Association agrees with the interpretation.
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Augusta
Maine
Joseph E. Brennan
Brennan
Department of Educational and Cultural Services
John Marvin
Maine Teachers Association
Marvin
Connecticut markets push Sunday sales loophole under Blue Law
Chief State's Attorney Joseph T. Gormley Jr. says Connecticut supermarkets and small stores may open Sundays under the new Blue Law. Stores over 5,000 square feet are limited to selling food, tobacco, periodicals, baby supplies, household and auto parts, and emergency items. no charges reported yet but one manager faced possible arrest threats.
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Woodbridge
General Assembly
A&p
Hamden
Gormley
Sye
Mom and Pop
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