GORHAM – A fugitive wanted for 35 years was scheduled for arraignment at 1p.m. on Friday, March 29, in Cumberland County Courthouse after being arrested at home in Gorham this week. Lt. Christopher Sanborn of Gorham Police Department said in a report that Gary A. Irving, 52, of South Street, Gorham, was arrested without incident […]
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Congressional inaction could cost college students
The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, just as millions of new college students start signing up for fall courses.
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Arizona gun proponents launch free shotgun program
The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation’s crime-ridden neighborhoods.
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Skowhegan market burglarized yet again
‘It’s not fair. I work hard for my money and wish I would have been there to kick his butt,’ says owner Louann Barnes.
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Maine man in custody after alleged home invasion
Police say Donald York Jr., 30, of Knox appeared to be out of control and combative, and may have been on the drug known as bath salts.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
A nice Easter weekend
As we close out the month of March this weekend it will go down in the record books as a cold and snowy one. On Sunday, it will be the lamb not the lion leading us into April. You probably noticed a lot of clouds around the area the past couple of days and today […]
Posted inCapitol Ticker
Table for four: Gov. Paul LePage and the medical marijuana lobby
(This post was clarified at 9:40 a.m. on March 30 to note that the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine lobbys against legalization of marijuana and for caregivers, not dispensaries. – S.M.) No official confirmation from the LePage administration yet, but it appears the governor has a dinner date with medical marijuana advocates. Medical Marijuana Caregivers […]
Posted inTimes Record
Bill would ban foraging without OK
PORTLAND Fiddlehead and mushroom foragers would need written permission from the owner of the land they grow on under a proposed law that would make it illegal to take any natural resource from somebody’s property without written approval. If passed by lawmakers, the bill would make it a civil violation to take plants, minerals, material […]
Posted inTimes Record
Learn to manage asthma as you age
BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Senior Health Center will host a presentation by Stacey Schmidt, a certified asthma educator at Mid Coast Hospital, as part of its ongoing Ounce of Prevention series. “Asthma as we Age,” 11 a.m. to noon Monday, April 8 at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, is designed to […]
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Brunswick cruiser in fender-bender
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick police cruiser was hit from behind while stopped for a pedestrian on Mill Street Thursday night. The two-vehicle crash happened at 5:25 p.m., at the intersection of Mill and Cumberland streets. Lt. Tom Garrepy of the Brunswick Police Department said a 2013 Chevrolet Caprice police cruiser, driven by Officer Mark Steele, […]