President Obama gets backing from key senators and Republicans, including staunch critic John Boehner.
September 2013
Posted inMaine, News
Police: Alcohol theft leads to pot charge against Augusta man
Police investigating the theft say they noticed marijuana plants growing at the residence of William Lee Austin.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current
South Portland vandalism case comes to close
On Tuesday, Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson announced the closure of the Wainwright Field vandalism case, with the culprits avoiding criminal charges. On June 15, the Westbrook High School varsity baseball team won the state championship. Some, but not all, of the team members celebrated at a home in South Portland near the Wainwright […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Pipe bomb thrown out of vehicle in N.H. kills animal
Police said the explosion left an 8-inch hole in the ground.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland ready to revisit Franklin Street redesign
PORTLAND — After a lull of four years, the city is once again looking at plans to revamp Franklin Street, the 3/4-mile thoroughfare that runs between Interstate 295 and Commercial Street. The second phase of a design study kicked off in June with the meeting of a 19-member public advisory committee. The study’s goal is […]
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Happy Birthday lava lamp. You are still groovy at 50
The lava lamp, first called the Astro Lamp, was created by a British inventor who was inspired by an odd-looking liquid-filled egg timer he saw in a pub in southwest Britain.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Police Beat: Sept. 4
Arrests 8/24 at 8 p.m. Scott A. Bilodeau, 47, no address listed, was arrested on Deering Street by Officer Nicholas Gowen on a charge of public drinking. 8/24 at 9 p.m. Shawn Simpson, 48, of South Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Eric Johnson on an outstanding warrant from another agency and a […]
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With eye on Syria, Israel tests missiles with U.S.
The missile system successfully tracked a medium-range decoy missile that was not carrying a warhead, but did not intercept it, the Israeli Defense Ministry said.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Sandsations returns to Pine Point Beach
SCARBOROUGH — Registrations are being accepted for the fifth annual Sandsations fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m., Sept. 14, at Pine Point Beach. The sand-sculpting contest raises money for Portland-based Birth Roots, a nonprofit organization that supports families through pregnancy and the first year of parenting with non-clinical programs and events. Teams of up to […]
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Maine gas prices up by almost 6 cents per gallon
Maine has jumped to $3.73 in the past week, which is 12 cents per gallon higher than the national average.