CAPE ELIZABETH — Democrats selected a member of the School Board to run in the Maine House District 121 special election on Aug. 16. Kim Monaghan-Derrig of Russet Lane was selected in a caucus of the Cape Elizabeth Democratic Committee on July 7. She was elected to the School Board in 2010 and her three-year […]
2011
Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring
Republicans used today’s jobs report as an opportunity to slam Obama’s economic agenda.
Weak hiring casts doubtson strength of rebound
Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year.
Mayoral candidate held for violating probation
Zouhair Bouzrara was in district court today on a charge of violating his probation by drinking alcohol.
Naples man indicted in nephew’s shooting
A pellet gun’s discharge left a pellet lodged in the front of Gavin Gilmore’s brain.
LePage signs bill barring truckers on methadone
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill aimed at keeping truckers off the road if they’ve taken methadone. The bill, LD 966, he signed today prohibits the operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a person who has methadone in their body. Violation of the law, which takes effect in July […]
Principal retiring at Portland’s Lyman Moore
Lee Crocker, the principal of Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland, is retiring.
Casey Anthony release pushed back to July 17
The extra time in jail does little to satisfy throngs of angry people convinced of her guilt who gathered outside the courthouse.
Rockefeller impostor faces Calif. murder charge
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter was already serving a prison term in Massachusetts for the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter.
Regulatory streamlining law kicks in at DEP
The agency’s staff has been reviewing 200 or so rules and has identified some that are obsolete or in need of revision.