Two 15-year-old girls are allegedly shown in a Web video that generated complaints to police.
September 2013
Largest Ferris wheel nears completion in Las Vegas
The High Roller will be 100 feet taller than the London Eye, 30 feet taller than China’s Star of Nanchang, and 9 feet taller than the Singapore Flyer.
Two British tourists die in N.H. crash after hiking
A van crashes while two couples are returning to their hotel in the White Mountains.
Unsung Heroes: The Sawyers of Cumberland, Preble Street Sunday stalwarts
CUMBERLAND — In January 2012, the four members of the Sawyer family made a collective New Year’s resolution that was not of the exercise more/eat better/lose weight variety. They decided to do something together on a regular basis as a family, to help others. So they contacted Preble Street in Portland and were soon put […]
Potluck
Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., at My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Meatball sub meal, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $8; lobster […]
Bath solicitor upholds council's decision to withhold closed-meeting documents from public
BATH — After the City Council last week reversed an earlier decision and decided to disclose to an investigator details of a closed-door discussion about a sale of city-owned property, the city solicitor is determining whether any documents were created that must also be disclosed. But even if such documents exist, attorney Roger Therriault said, […]
Police arrest suspect in Portland, Buxton burglaries
Portland police had been searching for David Ferrar in connection with a series of burglaries in the city’s residential areas.
New England Dispatches
Building facade collapses in Somerville, Mass. / UNH starts school of marine science / Man who shot wife 18 time won’t get new trial
Hybrids, concept cars generate auto show buzz
Ten of the most eagerly awaited new cars going on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show this week.
LePage says he favors Canadian oil pipeline
‘I think we need the oil and I think we need gas,’ Maine’s governor says.