PORTLAND — Victor E. Thayer, 77, died Sept. 15, following a brief illness. He was born in Portland, a son of Richard L. and Rose Marie Thayer. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany where he was a military policeman. One of his fondest memories was escorting President Dwight Eisenhower […]
September 2013
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 25
Arrests 9/14 at midnight. Dale A. Eldridge, 40, of Portland, was arrested on St. John Street by Officer Thomas Reagan on an outstanding warrant from another agency and charges of assault and criminal trespass. 9/14 at 4 a.m. William T. Fogg, 20, of Gray, was arrested on Preble Street by Officer Jonathan Reeder on charges […]
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Quiet Maine author decides to speak up
Nicholson Baker joins a protest in Portland, goes on national TV and is touring to promote his new novel.
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Maine DA: Jailed victim was contacted by her attacker
The victim of a savage domestic beating was arrested only as a ‘last resort,’ the prosecutor says.
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Sports Digest
HOCKEY Kelly’s overtime goal lifts Bruins past Capitals, 3-2 Chris Kelly scored 3:39 into overtime and defenseman Zdeno Chara scored two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in a preseason game Monday night in Boston. Kelly scored on the rebound of a shot from the left point […]
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Marijuana activist sees Maine following in Colorado’s footsteps
Rob Kampia, leader of the Marijuana Policy Project, says a key legalization vote will be in Portland this November.
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Field hockey: Wildcats too strong for Raiders
York’s persistence pays off in a seventh-straight victory, 4-0 over Fryeburg Academy.
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U.S.-Iran talks seen as possible ice-breaker
Thursday’s meeting on Iran’s nuclear program will be the highest level since the nations cut diplomatic ties in 1979.
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Experts say North Korea can build key nuclear parts
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean scientists are able to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, cutting the need for imports that had been one of the few ways outsiders could monitor the country’s secretive atomic work, according to evidence gathered by two American experts. The experts say materials published in […]
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High school roundup: Deering silences Portland
In girls’ soccer, Deering earns a 3-0 victory.