The possible connection emerges after the al-Shabab’s deadly attack on a mall in Kenya, but authorities remain tight-lipped.
September 2013
Posted inMaine, News
Police investigate marijuana cultivation near Freeport athletic fields
Police say they arrested two men Sunday who possessed recently harvested marijuana plants, and officers plan to search the woods nearby for more.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
S. Portland waterfront zone change called a job killer
Supporters of the ballot question, however, say existing business would not be affected.
Posted inNation & World, News
Victims in Kenya mall attack came from all over the world
Those killed include a poet, diplomats, tropical disease specialists, an architect and children.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Out & About: ‘Legally Blonde,’ Orli Shaham open seasons
The sun has just entered its six-month passage below the celestial equator, marking the astronomical start of fall. Concurrently, several of the region’s major arts producers have entered their fall-winter-spring seasons. In South Portland, Lyric Music Theater is off to a sensational start with “Legally Blonde,” one of the biggest and finest productions this topnotch […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Unsung Hero: Marilyn McDowell of Portland, sharing sight and insight
PORTLAND — Marilyn McDowell, a volunteer for the Iris Network, often gets insensitive questions like “Why would a blind person want to go bowling or attend a baseball game?” Her response: “Why wouldn’t they?” McDowell, a Portland resident who works at the University of Southern Maine library, began her association with the Iris Network in […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
LePage cancels trip to western Canada
Other officials from his administration will go on the trade mission and meet with Alberta’s premier.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Popular bathroom wipes blamed for sewer clogs
The problem is costing some municipalities millions of dollars to dispatch crews to unclog pipes and pumps and to replace and upgrade machinery.
Posted inNation & World, News
Death penalty weighed against Boston bombing suspect
His lawyers ask for more time to submit a proposal arguing that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev doesn’t deserve the death penalty.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Lawmakers plan info session on health care
When the Legislature breaks between sessions, lawmakers use this break to identify needs and connect residents to resources. One of the most pressing needs you contact me about is health care. Every person should have access to a family doctor, but as all of us know, too many people do not. With the Affordable Care […]