A plan to be introduced Wednesday would narrow the arterial to make pedestrians safer, reconnect neighborhoods and open land for development.
October 2014
Posted inNation & World
Vermont college selects cop-killer as graduation speaker
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s recorded remarks will be played Sunday at Goddard College’s commencement.
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Posted inNation & World
Specific weather warnings may be in forecast
A high resolution computer model could dramatically improve the accuracy of weather reports.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Maine’s defense awaits a bigger test
The Black Bears forced three huge turovers against Towson and need more of the same against No. 6 Villanova.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Steve Solloway
Steve Solloway: Reality hits Patriots with a thud
For years, opposing defenses never quite knew who Brady’s targets would be on game day. Now it’s too obvious.
Posted inNews
California to ban plastic shopping bags
Predicting job losses and consumer costs when the law takes effect next year, a trade group vows to seek the law’s repeal.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Portland police chief says minority arrests not the result of profiling
At a forum prompted by events in Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Sauschuck says the disproportionate arrest numbers are the product of social and economic problems.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Pirates distancing themselves from last season’s debacle
Purely the Portland Pirates again, the team opens training camp and is aiming to regain its fan base.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Humanitarian angel needs a solution for growing pains
Elizabeth McLellan and an army of volunteers provide tons of medical equipment and supplies to poor countries, but storage space is dwindling.
Posted inElections, Politics
Backers call Question 2 key to natural resources
Supporters at a news conference call for passage of the $8 million bond.