Three railway employees face criminal negligence charges in the deaths of 47 people in the explosive derailment.
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Posted inMaine, News
Men charged in Quebec railway disaster released on bail
Three railway employees face criminal negligence charges in the deaths of 47 people in the explosive derailment.
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Posted inMaine, News
Windham police break up after-prom party
Police say there was underage drinking and issue eight summonses, including to the owner of the property.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Handgun used by Boston bombing suspect bought in Scarborough
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radicalized on a Russia trip funded through the Maine drug trade, a report says.
Posted inMaine, News
Handgun used by Boston bombing suspect bought in Scarborough
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radicalized on a Russia trip funded through the Maine drug trade, a report says.
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GM recall reveals gap in air bag knowledge
It turns out air bags likely won’t deploy after the car’s power is cut off, but safety regulators believed the safety feature would work for 60 seconds after an engine stalls.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport Active Living Plan gets opponents off the couch
FREEPORT — The concept of active living is basically benign. Pretty much everyone, regardless of how active they are, can endorse running and biking and incorporating physical fitness into one’s daily routine. Spending taxpayer money on active living infrastructure is a whole other question. Despite assurances from the Planning Board that the Active Living Plan […]
Posted inMaine, News
Counterfeit auto sticker operation discovered in Maine
Police say a Lewiston man charged with felony forgery may have made hundreds of fakes for unsafe vehicles that couldn’t pass inspection.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick limits harvesting of clam flats
BRUNSWICK — The town’s clam flats will be closed to commercial harvesting two days a week for the rest of the year, the Marine Resources Committee decided last week. The move is an effort to preserve the clam population, which is threatened by a booming green crab population in the area. According to Marine Resource Officer […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
LePage to speak at Brunswick military memorial
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to be the guest speaker at a Brunswick Landing ceremony honoring the memory of military men and women who were killed or are still missing. The Fallen Warriors Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at P-3 Park, at the southwest corner of Pegasus Street and […]