News from August 16, 2012

August 16, 2012

Red Sox beat Orioles 6-3 to avoid sweep

Clay Buchholz shook off a rocky start to earn his 11th win and Dustin Pedroia singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

August 17, 2012

In Maine, love of Elvis still burns hot Several photos included in this story

 Dot Gonyea was preparing to attend the Elvis Presley concert in Portland in August 1977 when she received a harrowing phone call from her neighbor — Elvis was dead.

August 17, 2012

Yarmouth Water District apologizes for home demolition

 But the offer, along with $4,000 for razing the North Yarmouth house without a permit last month, won’t necessarily settle the issue.

August 17, 2012

Gorham seniors ask, 'Where are we going to go?'

 The town has told a 100-member group it can only use the former Little Falls school through next June.

August 16, 2012

Bath wife accused of stabbing husband during altercation

After being treated at Mid Coast Hospital, the husband was also arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife's son.

August 17, 2012

Maine chefs want second shot at 'Top Chef Masters'

 Two Maine chefs say they were disappointed to be cut from the popular TV show so quickly, but they're hoping to go back for seconds.

August 16, 2012

Tuskegee Airmen to be remembered in traveling Brunswick exhibit

The show will feature a documentary film about the military's first group of black pilots.

August 17, 2012

Connecticut prison inmate charged in 1980 slaying

 DNA tests in the strangling death of a 30-year-old prostitute lead authorities to Leonard Jackson.

August 16, 2012

Police using DNA to identify Bangor car fire victims

The bodies were discovered inside a 2001 Pontiac early Monday that was burning in a business's parking lot.

August 16, 2012

Fender bender delays traffic on I-295

No injuries are reported but the crash causes a traffic tie-up for about an hour.,.

August 16, 2012

Progressive Insurance on defense after court case

The Progressive Corp. insurance group is defending itself against an onslaught of negative publicity after it tried to avoid paying $75,000 to the family of a client killed in a car crash and tried to blame the wreck on her.

August 17, 2012

Ryan denied stimulus while quietly seeking it

The Republican vice presidential candidate denied for a second time Thursday that he ever lobbied the government for stimulus money, even though he sent letters —with his signature — to the feds asking for millions of the program's dollars on behalf of two companies in Wisconsin.

August 16, 2012

Maine Med denies claims in strip-club lawsuit

 An employee says Maine Med retaliated against him after he objected to pressure to attend strip-club outings with doctors.

August 16, 2012

Scarborough to charge students $50 to park

Students said they will fight the new fee, as well as other fees to participate in sports and extracurricular activities.

August 16, 2012

Police identify Maine truck driver who died in NY crash

Police have identified the truck driver from Maine who died this week when his rig sailed off an interstate overpass in New York and hit a passenger vehicle on the route below.

August 16, 2012

Civic Center groundbreaking next week

The ceremonial groundbreaking for the renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland will be held next Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m.

August 16, 2012

Police collect suspected teacher killers' jailhouse letters

A lawyer for Patricia Prue says extensive media coverage of the case makes it highly unlikely for her to get a fair trial near her home.

August 16, 2012

Delaware doctor denies waterboarding allegations

The defense attorney for Dr. Melvin Morse says he is being "dragged through the mud," and portrayed as "a medical Osama bin Laden."

August 16, 2012

Carbon dioxide emissions in U.S. drop to 20-year low

Conservation efforts and greater use of renewable energy are factors, but the main reason is low-priced natural gas.

August 16, 2012

Romney: Paid at least 13% in taxes for past decade

"The fascination with taxes I paid I find to be very small-minded,” he says.

August 16, 2012

CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C

Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus.

August 16, 2012

Amtrak Downeaster hits car outside Boston

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with "superficial" injuries after the collision at about 8 a.m. in Medford.

August 16, 2012

Grant to fund study of Portland-Auburn rail

The proposal envisions more than a dozen daily runs with up to 100 passengers each.

August 16, 2012

Portland school board appoints principal, 2 others

Cynthia Remick is appointed principal of Hall Elementary School, where she served as assistant principal last year.

August 16, 2012

Yarmouth Water District offers apology to N. Yarmouth

The district is also offering $4,000 and a promise of better communication to settle the dispute over a house demolition.

August 17, 2012

Turnpike's directors OK Nov. 1 toll increase

The new rates will bring in an additional $21.1 million each year, helping with long-term debt payments.

August 17, 2012

LePage's secret plan

Surprising lawmakers, the governor says he plans to call back the Legislature before Election Day, but he won't say why.

August 16, 2012

Dish customers won't lose WGME – yet

Sinclair Broadcast Group and Dish Network have entered a two-week extension of the existing agreement.

August 16, 2012

Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange

Britain's Foreign Office says it still plans to fulfill its legal obligation to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces sexual assault allegations.

August 16, 2012

Fort Hood suspect's trial on hold over beard

All hearings and the murder trial were put on hold while an appeals court considers Hasan's objections to being forcibly shaved.

August 16, 2012

Road re-opens after trailer blocks Route 27 in Augusta

An overturned trailer temporarily blocked both lanes of Civic Center Drive at Leighton Road this morning.

August 16, 2012

Dunkin' Donuts launches mobile pay app

Customers can forgo cash or plastic with the app and just flash a smartphone, as well as send virtual gift cards via text, email or Facebook.

August 16, 2012

Clinton officer arrested on assault charges, placed on leave

Derek Levasseur is charged with five counts of simple assault and one count of domestic violence assault, according to a town official.

August 16, 2012

Study: Companies paid more to CEOs than in US tax

The study said the companies, including AT&T, Boeing and Citigroup, paid their CEOs an average of $20.4 million last year while paying little or no federal tax.

August 16, 2012

Man dies when motorcycle hits camper in Vassalboro

State police say Paul Galipeau, 62, of Warren struck the camper when the van towing it turned onto a side road.

August 16, 2012

Powerball ticket worth $337M sold in Michigan

The Michigan Lottery says the ticket was sold in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit. There wasn't immediate word about the buyer's identity.

August 16, 2012

Obama to make 3rd trip to NH this year

Frequent visits by the president, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama underscore the state's status as a battleground state.

August 16, 2012

Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s rising in presidential race

Above all, these men both do political things their respective No. 1s cannot.

August 16, 2012

Heavy rain sets off flash flood warnings in Maine

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the affected areas.

August 16, 2012

Maine man gets 3 years for tossing explosives into home

Prosecutors say 26-year-old Alex Glossian threw Molotov cocktails into an Indian Island home in 2010. One exploded.

August 16, 2012

Maine forest rangers to get award for wildfire video

The video features an interview with Chuck Johnston, who lost his 95-year-old northern Maine camp to a wildfire in 2010.

August 16, 2012

LePage completes series of job-creation workshops

The governor says the workshops have provided great feedback and he looks forward to bringing those ideas and concerns back to Augusta.

August 16, 2012

Pingree files financial disclosure form

It's the 1st District representative's first since marrying wealthy financier S. Donald Sussman in 2011 and includes details of their investments.

August 16, 2012

Maine agent takes drug fight to Afghanistan

 Former soldier Scott Durst will help train drug agents to take down narcotics operations.

August 16, 2012

Maine native wins world lobster championships Several photos included in this story

 Chris Gould, a Bethel native, edges out chefs from Germany and Hong Kong and announces he's opening a restaurant in Portland.

August 16, 2012

No deal yet between Dish, WGME owner

Maine customers of Dish Network moved closer Wednesday night to losing Portland's CBS television affiliate.

August 16, 2012

Second Maine chef booted off 'Top Chef Masters'

Clark Frasier gets a difficult task during the elimination challenge and joins partner Mark Gaier on the sidelines.

August 16, 2012

Dispatches

Man sentenced for tricking elderly woman out of $90K / $10,000 reward offered for information on hit-and-run / 'Prolific' northern Maine drug smuggler sentenced ... and more news from around the state.

August 15, 2012

Both sides seek resolution in nuclear sub arson

James Fury's public defender says that foregoing a grand jury indictment would save substantial resources.

August 16, 2012

East-west highway bids sought well before law signed

The process was initiated without public notice, which may have violated the state's Freedom of Access law.

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