PORTLAND — A man who caused a bomb scare and shutdown of Congress Street last month pleaded guilty to robbery charges Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. Jason Campbell, 39, of 40 Alder St., faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty before Judge Jon D. Levy to […]
May 2014
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
2 men sought in Portland armed robbery
PORTLAND — Police are looking for two men in connection with a late-Wednesday night armed robbery outside the Ahram Halal Grocery at 630 Forest Ave. Police said the market owner was closing the store at 11 p.m. and walking out to a dumpster behind the store when he was approached by two men who pointed […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Truck hauling trailer from Maine rolls over in New Hampshire
The truck driver suffers minor injuries in the Route 101 accident.
Posted inMaine, News
Ex-Maine bank executive charged with spending bank funds at strip clubs
Jeffrey Burnham, 41, who left TD Bank in 2012, appears in federal court in Portland with family members and is allowed to go free with bail conditions.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Patriotic salute
Ed Senechal of Westbrook, an Air Force veteran who served in Korea, was one of many volunteers from American Legion Post No. 62 who helped place American flags on veterans’ graves in Westbrook’s Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday. Volunteers from Westbrook’s American Legion Post 62 spread out through Woodlawn Cemetery in the city placing flags on […]
Posted inMaine, News
Forest Avenue store owner robbed in Portland
The owner of Ahram Halal Grocery was walking to an outdoor trash bin when he was confronted by two men, police say.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Renovations to section of historic building under way
WESTBROOK – Work has begun on the second phase of a nearly four-year process to renovate Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library, and is seen as a major step toward updating and attracting more patrons to the historic building. The original 120-year-old brick structure, highly visible from Main Street with its unique architectural style, has gone without […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Fee to build phantom nuclear waste site ends
The federal dump was supposed to have opened in 1998, but there aren’t even any plans for one.
Posted inAmerican Journal
American Journal Arts Calendar – 5/15
Theater Through Sunday, May 18 “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad,” presented by Vivid Motion dancers, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $6-$12. 450-6350 or www.vividmotion.org. Through Sunday, May 18 “The Savannah Disputation,” Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $36-$45. 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.org. Through Sunday, June 1 “The Best Little […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Cate Street Capital sues paper industry newsletter, claims defamation
The investment firm says the The Reel Time Report made false and defamatory statements in characterizing Cate Street’s role at the Millinocket and East Millinocket mills.