55-year-old Nick Brown is accused of operating under the influence, driving to endanger, theft and assault following a joyride in a golf cart after a concert in Bangor.
2012
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Actress, Portland native Phyllis Thaxter dies at 92
Thaxter, known for her role as Clark Kent’s adoptive mother in the 1978 film ‘Superman,’ has died after a nine-year fight with Alzheimer’s.
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Study off New England coast finds noise harming whales
Researchers say increasing amounts of underwater noise, largely from shipping traffic, are enveloping rare right whales in “acoustic smog” that makes it harder for them to communicate.
Posted inPolitics
Romney-Ryan light on foreign policy credentials
The shift for a party that has long sought to project strength on those issues may not hurt in an election dominated by sluggish economic growth and high unemployment.
Posted inNews, Politics
Husband, wife team up to fight gay marriage in Maine
Megan and Matt Hutson will help run the anti-gay marriage campaign. Matt previously led Bruce Poliquin’s unsuccessful effort to win a U.S. Senate seat.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, News, Sports
Red Sox owner says no players asked for Bobby V to be fired
All-Star shortstop Dustin Pedroia also came to Bobby Valentine’s defense, saying the team’s failures are on the players, not the manager.
Posted inNews
Waldoboro woman charged with killing boyfriend
Arline Seavey, 25, was arrested Wednesday as she was released from Spring Harbor Hospital.
Posted inNews, Politics
Dems push back on LePage’s proposed Medicaid cuts
They say not only are the cuts illegal, but Maine finished FY 2012 with a $20 million surplus, so the cuts are unnecessary.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S general being investigated for lavish spending
The four-star general is facing demotion for possibly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly on lavish travel, hotels and other items.
Posted inBusiness, News
$18 million Portland development to break ground in October
The project will add 180,000 square feet of offices, residences and first floor retail space to Portland’s Old Port.