News from July 12, 2012

September 28, 2012

July Poll: A third of Mainers losing ground financially Several photos included in this story

20120710_Trails Cost-of-living increases and limited job options take a toll, just some of the economic concerns on voters' minds.

July 13, 2012

Shipyard Brewing expanding to Memphis

 The move will help the company increase the production of its popular Pumpkinhead ale.

July 12, 2012

Dick Cheney: Romney is right man for presidency

The former vice president on Thursday was helping raise more than $4 million at events in Wyoming for the Republican presidential candidate.

July 13, 2012

Time Warner Cable: No plans to compensate subscribers

WMTW is blacked out to Maine subscribers for a third day because of a contract negotiation stalemate.

July 13, 2012

Red Sox OF Ellsbury could rejoin team Friday

All signs point to Jacoby Ellsbury starting a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Friday. Last year's MVP runner-up has been injured since April 13.

July 12, 2012

Forecast: Airlines will struggle with pilot shortage

An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has raised safety concerns that airlines will hire lower caliber pilots as they struggle to fill slots.

July 17, 2012

Bill Nemitz: Yes, there is a man with authority to mute LePage

Dear Secretary of State Charlie Summers: Now is your chance to make history.

July 12, 2012

Parents accused of locking Ga. girl in chicken coop

A Georgia girl told investigators she spent days at a time locked inside a chicken coop, and had to wear a shock collar because she didn't do her school work, police said.

July 17, 2012

New recordings show Zimmerman's many police calls

Ex-neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman called police at least six times in the months before he shot Trayvon Martin to death.

July 13, 2012

Lifeguard revives boy at Scarborough pond

The 7-year-old boy is pulled from the pond and was listed in serious condition late Thursday.

July 12, 2012

Maine pawn shop owner charged with 1998 murder

State police have arrested a 75-year-old pawn shop owner for the killing of a woman whose body was never found.

July 12, 2012

Steven Tyler leaving 'American Idol'

Tyler said he's leaving the hit show after two seasons to rededicate himself to Aerosmith. "It's time to bring rock back," he said.

July 12, 2012

Falmouth man arrested on drug dealing charges

Christopher Michaels is taken into custody after Falmouth police serve him with court papers related to a domestic violence incident

July 12, 2012

Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniforms

Uniforms for the U.S. Olympic athletes are red, white and blue — but their unfortunately made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.

July 12, 2012

Brunswick Airport lands $600,000 grant

The money will pay for the removal of military markings at the airport and replace them with civilian airfield markings.

July 12, 2012

Former Maine AG to lead NH health foundation

 A former attorney general and state legislator in Maine has been selected to lead New Hampshire's largest health foundation.

July 12, 2012

Lawmakers call for national Lyme disease strategy

Lyme is the sixth most common reportable disease in the United States, and the second highest in the Northeast.

July 12, 2012

Documents conflict with Romney's statements about biz career

Bain Capital's documents say Romney was in charge until 2002, but Romney says he left the company in 1999 — before Bain started shipping jobs overseas.

July 12, 2012

Freeport votes to improve access to playing fields

A lodge and pavilions will be built on the Hunter Road site, and the town will keep the Pownal Road fields.

July 13, 2012

A rare milestone: Sen. Collins casts 5,000th consecutive vote

 The Maine senator hasn't missed one for 15 years, drawing high praise for her work ethic and dedication.

July 12, 2012

Navy convenes special panel to investigate sub fire

All other investigations into the May 23 fire aboard the USS Miami will be folded into the committee's probe.

July 12, 2012

EyeSight Optical closes stores in Maine

Stores in South Portland, Waterville and Bangor closed in the past week. None of the stores' phone numbers remain in service.

July 12, 2012

Shipyard expanding brewing operation to Memphis

“Last year, Pumpkin Mania hit in America (and we couldn't keep up)" said Shipyard's spokeswoman. “I can’t explain it, but it definitely did. So we are armed and ready for pumpkin season this year.”

July 13, 2012

LePage makes headlines with new IRS claims

As the governor tries to clarify his Gestapo remark, he stirs up more controversy by saying under the health care law, the IRS is headed in the direction of killing people.

July 12, 2012

Man fires gunshots in North Deering neighborhood

The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Nobody was injured.

July 12, 2012

Homeless advocates object to proposed panhandling ordinance

The proposed ordinance would ban panhandlers from standing on median strips.

July 12, 2012

Court says PUC didn't resolve smart-meter health issues

The Maine PUC failed to resolve health and safety issues related to Central Maine Power Co.’s installation of smart meters and should now do so, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules.

July 12, 2012

Former Maine Congressman Peter Kyros dies at 86

Among other things, he is credited with helping establish the current 200-mile offshore territorial limit that protects U.S. fishing interests from foreign fishing fleets.

July 12, 2012

Flag ban at Mass. housing complex angers tenants

82-year-old Barbara Marshall, whose brother took part in the D-Day invasion of France, says she was so upset she had to lie down.

July 12, 2012

Glen Campbell brings 'Goodbye Tour' to Portland

Campbell, whose credits include "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Southern Nights" and "Rhinestone Cowboy," has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

July 12, 2012

State officials: Fireworks spark small business boom

LePage administration officials say dozens of jobs have been created and millions of dollars in revenue generated, thanks to the legalization of fireworks.

July 12, 2012

Inquiry: Penn St. officials concealed sex abuse Several photos included in this story Video clip included

Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials hushed up child sex-abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky for fear of bad publicity, according to a scathing report issued by the former FBI director on Thursday.

July 12, 2012

More Mumford tickets on sale today

The release of a new block of tickets is a way to 'best serve' Mumford fans, says the show's promoter.

July 12, 2012

US jobless claims plunge to lowest in 4 years

The drop is a hopeful sign but economists expect most of the decline to be reversed in the coming weeks.

July 12, 2012

Saudis to send female athletes to Olympics for first time

Every country competing in London will include women athletes for the first time in Olympic history.

July 12, 2012

Mass. state trooper shoots driver at traffic stop

The man was inside his vehicle and the trooper was outside of his cruiser at the time of the shooting.

July 12, 2012

Police: NH man hit woman with car, fled with baby

The boy was unharmed and was returned to his mother.

July 12, 2012

Thief steals 67 bags of ice from Maine store

The ice valued at about $75 was stolen from an ice chest outside a Lewiston supermarket.

July 12, 2012

Potent form of common illness killing hundreds in Asia

They sometimes suffer high fever, brain swelling, paralysis and respiratory shutdown, even though they may have been infected by people with few or no symptoms.

July 12, 2012

Biden tells NAACP Obama stands by convictions

The vice president details differences between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney on health care, education, energy, women's rights and research.

July 12, 2012

2 Maine prison escapees recaptured

Randall Moulton, 20, and Phillip Gardiner, 25, now face up to an additional five years each for escaping.

July 12, 2012

Maine woman injured when tree falls on her

Radio transmissions from LifeFlight personnel to the hospital indicated the patient was a 75-year-old woman who suffered a head injury.

July 12, 2012

Change of command ceremony for Coast Guard vessel

The 110-foot patrol boat Jefferson Island has been based in Portland since its commissioning in 1991.

July 12, 2012

Maine man pleads guilty to oxycodone trafficking

Drug agents say they found $3,400 worth of oxycodone in an Ellsworth man's vehicle after he returned from the home of his grandfather,

July 12, 2012

Stakes huge in Alzheimer's drug tests

Jason Marder, Karin Marder Results of three promising drugs will be known this year. If all fail, drug firms may give up the search.

July 12, 2012

Time Warner pulls plug on plan to air ABC

‘Rules’ prevent importing programs to most viewers in southern Maine, and the WMTW blackout continues.

July 12, 2012

New England Dispatches



July 12, 2012

Dispatches

 Officer injured in Afghanistan faces long recovery, sister says / Advocates push for policies that will boost plug-in cars / Bull Moose plans 11th store, at former Blockbuster site . . . and more Maine news.

July 12, 2012

Westbrook murder suspect arrested

Tareek Hendricks, formerly of Worcester, Mass., and accused in the April 2011 death, is caught in New York.

July 12, 2012

IRS union to LePage: Apologize for insult

Its president demands that the governor apologize for comparing 'loyal Americans' to the Nazi secret police.

July 12, 2012

Police search for suspect who shot Portland man in chest Several photos included in this story Video clip included

Police search for two suspects after a gunman on India Street kills a young Portland man and wounds two of his friends, the city's first homicide this year.

July 12, 2012

The last chapter has arrived for a public library

 The South Windham Public Library was busy a few years ago, but then the cost of upkeep outweighed its dwindling use.

July 12, 2012

Freeport votes advance access to playing fields

A lodge and pavilions will be built on the Hunter Road site, and the Pownal Road fields are being retained.

July 12, 2012

LePage blasts Pingree's Medicaid stance

 The leaders are split over a budget-balancing effort that could cost 27,000 Mainers their eligibility.

July 12, 2012

Public invited to comment on fixes for tricky intersection

 All three proposals would result in the loss of privately owned property.

July 12, 2012

Tax breaks for two India Street neighborhood projects get panel OK

Some question giving the benefit to two high-end housing projects, but others say development is badly needed there.

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