Michael Callahan also attempted to run down a police officer during his 2013 rampage.
October 2014
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Comedian George Hamm headlines SoPo fundraiser
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Saturday, Nov. 1, 5-7 p.m., the Boys & Girls Club of South Portland is holding a fundraiser featuring comedian George Hamm at the VFW hall on Peary Terrace. The event also includes dinner and all proceeds will benefit the club’s alumni association scholarship fund. Tickets are $27 per person. Purchase your […]
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzling from Maine, N.H. employers
Prosecutors say that in one case, Janis Woods wrote 169 checks to herself for a total of nearly $750,000 from the accounts of Grover Gundrilling of Norway.
Posted inBusiness, News
Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay’
In a column published today, he says he feels that his declaration could potentially help others.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hernandez lawyers to argue for moving murder trial
In a court filing they say publicity has had a ‘devastating effect’ on the jury pool in the area of southeastern Massachusetts where the killing took place.
Posted inNews
Q & A: Ebola quarantine and the law
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services plans to seek a court order in Fort Kent District Court forcing Kaci Hickox to abide by a quarantine
at the house where she lived.
Posted inBusiness, News
Survey: Shrimp products in U.S. rife with murky labeling
A consumer group says it found about 30 percent of 143 shrimp products bought from 111 vendors nationwide were not what the label said.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Where to vote Nov. 4 in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — For the first time in a decade, South Portland voters might find themselves reporting to new polling locations on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Though the locations themselves have not changed, electoral district lines were altered earlier this year, meaning that some voters will be required to cast their ballots in a different […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Alleged racist taunts mar Scarborough soccer match
SCARBOROUGH — Alleged racist language at a recent high school soccer game has prompted investigations by Scarborough and Portland school superintendents, both of whom denounced the behavior. Parents and others charge that racial slurs and insults were directed toward members of the Deering High School boys’ soccer team during an Oct. 7 game against home […]
Posted inLink, Politics
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