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Scott Dolan

Kennebec Journal

Portland, ME, United States

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Past articles by Scott:

Treaty considered in case of Norwegian accused of threatening Portland police

A program could allow Espen Brungodt, 28, of Bergen, Norway, to be returned to his native country as a prisoner if he is convicted here. → Read More

UMaine system to pay $30,000 to settle lawsuit by fired UMA athletic director

Warren Newton, who was fired in 2015 from his job at the Augusta campus, agrees to drop all claims under the terms of a settlement. → Read More

Social worker charged with sexual assault of client arrested again

Kelly O'Rourke of Scarborough is accused of violating bail conditions by contacting the alleged victim. → Read More

Man takes plea deal to lesser charge in Old Port music studio killing

Johnny Ouch, 21, of Westbrook, pleads guilty to a felony assault charge as part of an agreement in which a murder charge will be dismissed. → Read More

Scarborough police take man into custody after multi-vehicle crash

Plainclothes detectives were in the area of the crash at Payne and Cummings road, but a police dispatcher could not immediately release further details. → Read More

Judge dismisses cabbie's racial bias lawsuit against Portland over airport permits

Paul McDonough, who is white, claimed the city discriminated because it awarded all 43 airport permits to drivers of Somali or Iranian descent. → Read More

Portland murderer to be released from prison early after 28 years

Frank D. Fournier, 70, was serving a 50-year sentence before his case was reopened due to potentially flawed FBI analysis of evidence. → Read More

Shooter in unsolved Portland slaying collected shell casings before fleeing

Details in the investigation of the March 15 shooting death of David Anderson in a Gilman Street apartment are revealed in newly unsealed court documents. → Read More

Three Cumberland County restaurant owners indicted on sales tax theft charges

The owners of J's Oyster Bar in Portland, Anjon's Italian Restaurant in Scarborough and DiSanto's Restaurant in Gray are charged in a statewide crackdown on restaurants. → Read More

Brunswick police officer charged with sending obscene selfies to undercover agent

Garrett G. Brosnan, 25, is accused of attempting to send the images to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl. → Read More

Judge dismisses defamation case, $14.5 million verdict against Freeport man

Monday's ruling in favor of Paul Kendrick comes nearly a year after he lost in the federal lawsuit brought against him by the American founder of a Haitian orphanage. → Read More

After federal felony conviction, Maine attorney gets a second chance

Guilty of money laundering, Gary Prolman, 54, spent time in federal prison and rehab. On July 1, he'll be reinstated to the Maine bar. → Read More

Fire in Portland's Back Cove neighborhood quickly extinguished

No one was injured in the blaze in a two-unit building at 33 Clifton St., and firefighters remained at the scene into the midmorning on Friday. → Read More

Right to know panel’s next agenda won’t include review of Maine Warden Service document requests

The Right to Know Advisory Committee has not included the issue on its June 22 schedule, but may take it up later, members say. → Read More

Portland man with history of indecent acts acquitted of threat charges

Steven Ricci, 52, remains in custody for now on a probation violation for a past conviction of felony assault for groping a nurse, but he will likely be released soon. → Read More

Lawmakers set June 1 hearing on Maine Warden Service undercover operations

Members of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee plan to question three state officials after newspaper reports about controversy stemming from the operations. → Read More

Maine high court rejects appeal by Merrill Kimball in bee farm killing

The 73-year-old lobsterman from Yarmouth was convicted last year of murder in the shooting death of Leon Kelley over the inheritance of Brown's Bee Farm. → Read More

Lawmakers to hold hearings on Maine Warden Service operations

The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee wants to hear explanations about the actions of an undercover warden who gave alcohol to suspected poachers and shot game out of season himself in order to induce suspects to break the law. → Read More

Lawmakers moving cautiously on calls for inquiry into Maine Warden Service

Legislative leaders will seek feedback after a co-chairman of the committee that oversees the wardens meets Monday with the head of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. → Read More

Targets of another warden sting criticize conduct of investigator

They say the undercover operative accused of inducing people to violate game laws in Allagash, while providing alcohol and doing illegal kills, used the same tactics in a York County probe. → Read More