U.S. Sen. Angus King endorsed independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler in August. Remember? No, well good news, the Republican Governors Association has arrived with a reminder. The spot has been blasted by Democrats as another attempt by Republicans to boost Cutler’s candidacy, which recent polls have shown is either stagnant or losing ground to Republican […]
October 2014
Posted inMaine Governor's race, News, Paul LePage, Politics
Chris Christie makes fourth stop in Maine to stump for LePage
“Paul LePage governs from the heart, speaks from the heart and he loves Maine,” the New Jersey governor tells a crowd of 200 Tuesday.
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
TV rollout planned for George W. Bush’s book about his father
The younger of the two former presidents plans a series of interviews in November to promote ’41.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas nurse who had Ebola is discharged virus-free
She is hailed by fellow medical workers as a gulf widens over the issue of quarantining those who provide care to the stricken.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
USM begins laying off faculty members
Some are upset to get the news by voicemail, while the Muskie school is targeted for deep cuts.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man gets 15 years in prison on N.H. drug charges
A Biddeford woman also pleaded guilty in connection with a traffic stop during which drugs and drug paraphernalia were seized.
Posted inAnimals
Pets wearing Halloween costumes: Photo gallery
Let’s celebrate our costumed pets this Halloween. Send us a photo of your pet dressed in whatever getup you see fit and we’ll add it to our gallery.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Man cites ‘opiate addiction’ in guilty plea to Gardiner robbery
Jesse M. Mansir faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for the pharmacy robbery.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Brunswick woman gets 20 months for embezzling $365,000 from nonprofit
The former fund accountant at Coastal Enterprises Inc. took the money over nearly four years and failed to report it on her federal income tax returns.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Judge dismisses part of a freedom of speech lawsuit against Portland
Anti-abortion protesters had sued over a buffer zone enacted at a Planned Parenthood Clinic on Congress Street.