Oliver Casey, 5, of Brunswick, helps the staff at Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union pour contributed coins into a counter at the Brunswick branch on Friday, Feb. 27. The credit union and Gelato Fiasco combined to create a Curtis Memorial Library fundraiser where kids used empty gelato jars as coin collectors in February, during national […]
February 2015
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
New York man sentenced to 13 years in Westbrook stabbing death
Tareek Hendricks, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in December, bringing a halt to his trial for murder in the death of Robert Stubbs.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Link
12 fun things to do this weekend in Maine
It’s Snow Day in Wells and Winterfest at Black Mountain, and if you want to stay indoors, you could learn to arm wrestle or take in a play or music.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge praises progress at Maine’s Riverview Psychiatric Center
During a hearing on a 1990 consent decree involving former AMHI patients, hospital officials describe a new approach to integrating patients committed through Maine’s criminal justice system.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine law would ban cellphones while driving
Texting is banned now, and two bills would add restrictions on using mobile phones while driving.
Posted inNews
Tweets pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy
Mainers remember Mr. Spock and the actor who played him.
Posted inNation & World, News
Britain defends spy agency’s tracking of ‘Jihadi John’
Mohammed Emwazi, now in his mid-20s, had been known to the British intelligence services since at least 2009, but he was never charged in any terror-related activity.
Posted inBusiness, News
Highlands of Topsham sold to investment group
The retirement community is home to more than 450 people on a 75-acre campus.
Posted inPolitics
With little time to spare, Congress passes bill to avert shutdown of Homeland Security
The one-week measure passes late Friday night in the House after a revolt by conservatives who wanted it to dismantle President Obama’s immigration policy.
Posted inNews, Politics
Portland officials defend aid for homeless, vow to address concerns
City leaders respond to a state audit that found that some of those who stayed at a city shelter had at least $20,000 in the bank.