ALFRED — A jury has acquitted a Wells woman of a charge that she stole a kitten from a humane society in Wells. The jury in York County Superior Court began deliberations shortly after 2 p.m. today and returned a verdict of not guilty around 3:30 p.m. in the trial of Sandra Molina, a 52-year-old […]
2011
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Portland planners ponder changes for Canal Plaza, shoreland zoning
PORTLAND — A developer wants a contract zone with the city to build a single-story restaurant and a penthouse-level executive club at Canal Plaza. The city, meanwhile, has proposed reducing setbacks required by statewide shoreland zoning laws on several industrial and commercial zones, including Thompson’s Point. Both issues were slated to be introduced to the […]
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Portland Police Beat: July 12
Arrests 7/1 at 2 a.m. Raymond Blake, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer David Schertz on a charge of obstructing government administration. 7/1 at 3 a.m. Raymond Kenneth Blake, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer David Schertz on a charge of operating after suspension. 7/1 at 8 […]
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Cumberland council approves gravel pit restrictions
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council unanimously approved a Planning Board recommendation to continue to allow gravel pits in the town’s Industrial Zone, but only through contract zoning. The proposal originally included the towns two Rural Residential Zones. But a petition circulated by the Cumberland Environmental Action Network called for a gravel extraction ban in the […]
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Downeaster trains running; investigation under way
Investigators have returned to the scene as they continue to try to piece together exactly what happened.
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Land sale to help UMaine Lobster Institute
ORONO — The sale of two pieces of land on an island in Nova Scotia will benefit the University of Maine Lobster Institute. Basil and Harriet Heanssler, owners of Conary Cove Lobster Co. in Deer Isle have donated two parcels of undeveloped land on McNutt’s Island in Nova Scotia, one 91 acres and the other […]
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Volunteers needed for New Harbor archaeological dig
AUGUSTA — Volunteers with a little time and who don’t mind getting their hands dirty are needed at one of Maine’s historic sites. The Bureau of Parks and Lands says a week-long, annual archaeological dig will be held next week at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in New Harbor. Volunteers will dig for historic artifacts […]
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Mud Pond donated to Lewiston bird club
AUGUSTA — A birding watching club is expanding the size of a preserve in the Mud Pond area of Monmouth by 241 acres. The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston is receiving the land from the Central Maine Power Company. The company plan to transfer more than 4,600-acres of wetlands and other property as part of […]
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Spending cuts, tax increases needed to attack U.S. debt
As debt limit talks continue this week, legislators should keep in mind that no deal, or a deal that only seeks to cut spending, could have devastating effects on the fragile economy. President Barack Obama’s “grand bargain” plan would reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years. Obama is pushing for revenue […]
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N.H. man dies in collision with train
NORTH BERWICK — A tractor-trailer truck hauling garbage to a Biddeford incinerator slammed into a northbound Amtrak Downeaster train Monday, killing the driver, 35 year-old Peter Barnum of Farmington, N.H. The crash at the grade level Varney Crossing on Route 4 sparked a fire in the train engine and at least one of the passenger […]