Maine news, sports, weather from Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Murder suspect describes shooting amid pot plants
PORTLAND - Joseph P. Green told detectives that he saw silhouettes among the marijuana plants growing on his property last week and fired two shots into the dark with a handgun, but found nothing when he searched the area.
He says it wasn't until several hours later that he discovered the body of 40-year-old David Harmon on his land in Windham.
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Wakefield reaches milestone as Sox win
BOSTON - To Tim Wakefield, winning never becomes old. So on a night when the 44-year-old knuckleballer became the oldest pitcher to win for the Red Sox, he was already looking ahead.
"It means a lot considering I've been here for 16 years," Wakefield said after Boston beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5 Wednesday. "Anytime you can have some sort of milestone, it's very important to have it in a Red Sox uniform."
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Shop Talk: No loose ends at Tony's
Q: Can you tell me about your business, Tony's Sewing Machines?
A: We've been in business now six years, majoring in sewing machine sales, service and repair. Just recently, for the past two months, we've got into doing vacuums also, sales service and repair.
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Our View: Elected mayor post a step forward for city
The campaign to persuade Portland voters to approve an elected mayor had its formal kickoff this week. But the effort has been going on for years without success -- although this time its chances appear better.
The position Portlanders will be voting on is a bit of a compromise, neither strong-executive fish nor figurehead fowl, but it does represent a significant change.
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Music and Nightlife: Mraz-matazz
Jason Mraz is a glass-half-full kind of guy.
You could probably tell that by his monster hit a couple of years ago, "I'm Yours." It was catchy, upbeat, and, as Mraz said Tuesday, "It's about giving of yourself and of your time to someone else."
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Photo contest winners for week 2 are available. It's time to vote for your favorite entries in our weekly photo contest. Winners will be published on Monday, September13th. You also can enter photos now for Week Three of the contest now.
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LePage's lead jumps sharply in latest poll
The percentage of likely voters who support the Waterville Republican increases by 5 points.
The sounding of the shofar
Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld watches and listens as cantor Avram Mlotek blows the shofar, a ceremonial ram's horn used to signal the beginning of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The celebration extends until nightfall Friday.
Outlaws member faces up to 20 years for retaliatory shooting
Michael Pedini of Madison admits he helped attack a Hells Angel; he will be sentenced Dec. 10.
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Council endorses revised Pike agreement
The terms, which would drop pending litigation and limit blasting, will be presented to a judge today.
Report: BP accepts blame ... but not all
In what is likely a preview of its legal strategy, the company also faults its partners on the oil rig.
Woman sentenced in Standish OUI fatality
Roberta Robertshaw gets 30 months after pleading guilty and describing her addiction to drugs.
Peaks' bid for more autonomy met cooly
The chairman of the Island Council proposes a village corporation that would get a share of property taxes.
Mitchell: Renegotiate Maine's liquor lease
New wrinkle in Falmouth library plans
Local/State Dispatches
Police Beat
Feature Obituary: Emil 'Milt' Dunnell, 91, 'happiest in the woods'
Rival 'almanacs' agree: Weather service wrong
Woman burned by drug awarded $21M
Windham man charged with murder
makes first court appearanceWestbrook firefighters agree to end sex harassment lawsuit for $846,000
Casco man charged in drunken driving deaths
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Life & Culture
Music and Nightlife: Mraz-matazz
A new concert series featuring the likes of Jason Mraz and Alan Jackson is making noise (in a good way) in Bangor.
Sports from the Press Herald
Boys' soccer: Late but on time
Cape Elizabeth scores with 52.8 seconds remaining to win an emotional meeting.
Nation & World
New Muslim college welcomes freshmen in California
Amid the uproar over the proposed mosque near ground zero in New York, a new Islamic college recently opened its doors in California with plans to educate a new generation of Muslim-American leaders. Founded by three prominent Islamic scholars, Zaytuna College in Berkeley is a small school with just five faculty members and 15 student ...
News from the Kennebec Journal
Winthrop student gets 1 year in fire case
AUGUSTA -- The accused ringleader in a Feb. 21 blaze that leveled a vacant Manchester farmhouse pleaded guilty Wednesday to reduced charges.
News from the Morning Sentinel
Gilman Place project progressing
WATERVILLE -- Construction is in full swing to turn the former Gilman Street School into 35 affordable apartments.
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