The extortion trial of Carole Swan, who was convicted in July on tax and workers’ compensation charges, began this morning.
September 2013
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Portland educator named Maine Teacher of the Year
PORTLAND — Karen MacDonald, a teacher at King Middle School in Portland, was named Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year at a surprise assembly on Tuesday morning. Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen made the announcement to King students and staff, elected officials and other dignitaries who packed the school cafeteria. Bowen, according to a School […]
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Maine leaders warned of impact as state’s population ages
‘Radical rethinking’ will be needed, an economist tells a Maine gathering taking a first step in developing solutions.
Posted inMaine, News
Civil rights charge filed over Maine threat tied to race
The attorney general says a Windham man made ‘hateful’ comments to a black woman in Portland.
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Portland man dodges police before arrest in stolen car
Timothy Berry, 19, was driving a Honda Accord stolen from a dealership in Brunswick, South Portland police said.
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Six escape serious injury when minivans collide in Lebanon
Both vans were destroyed, with heavy damage to their front ends.
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Portland’s Karen MacDonald named Maine Teacher of the Year
The innovative King Middle School teacher was honored Tuesday with an assembly attended by Education Commissioner Steve Bowen.
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Portland Pirates hockey team sues civic center, says future is in jeopardy
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates filed a lawsuit against its home arena, the Cumberland County Civic Center, Sept. 6 after a breakdown in lease talks that hockey team officials said could force them to play elsewhere or even put them out of business. Neal Pratt, chairman of the civic center board of trustees, countered that […]
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Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service expected to begin in May
PORTLAND — A proposed ferry service linking Portland with Nova Scotia is expected to begin nightly trips out of Maine on May 1 of next year. The agreement between the Canadian province and a team led by Eliot-based ferry operator Quest Navigation was announced Sept. 5. It calls for Nova Scotia to invest $21 million […]
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Traffic delays likely Thursday on Martin's Point bridge
PORTLAND — The delivery of additional deck panels will restrict traffic to one alternating lane on the Martin’s Point Bridge from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Travelers who use the bridge, which carries traffic over the Presumpscot River between Veranda Street and U.S. Route 1 […]