Health officials say more than 2.2 million of Iran’s 80 million citizens already are addicted to illegal drugs, including 1.3 million in registered treatment programs.
February 2015
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Two Portland purse snatchings have similarities
Within a week, two women walking in the city are accosted by a man with a gun who grabs their purses.
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Posted inPolitics
Senate confirms Obama’s pick to head Pentagon
Ashton Carter will steer the military through crises that include battling Islamic State militants and fighting in Ukraine, all on a reduced budget.
Posted inBusiness, News
Companies send fake phishing emails to test security
Think of them as a pop quiz from the boss, who wants to make sure employees don’t click on emails that could unleash malware.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Winter West’s ‘Family Skate Night’ canceled
Due to forecasts of sub-zero temperatures Friday night, the Kiwanis Family Skate Night in Riverbank Park, part of this weekend’s Winter West activities, has been canceled. Maria Dorn, the director of Westbrook Community Services, said this week that another skate night is being planned for early March. The rink, next to the Dunn Street American […]
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Winter West’s ‘Family Skate Night’ canceled
Due to forecasts of sub-zero temperatures Friday night, the Kiwanis Family Skate Night in Riverbank Park, part of this weekend’s Winter West activities, has been canceled. Maria Dorn, the director of Westbrook Community Services, said this week that another skate night is being planned for early March. The rink, next to the Dunn Street American […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Lewiston man pleads not guilty to killing infant son
Danny Adams, 24, said he had been using heroin and marijuana the night before and was frustrated because the child wouldn’t stop crying, according to court papers.
Posted inLife & Culture, Review
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ takes a turn toward run-of-the-mill: Review
The movie’s director had an impossible mission on her hands to meld the tawdry with the conventional.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Groups denounce ‘Fifty Shades’ as degrading to women
An unlikely alliance brings together a radical feminist group and Catholic bishops, but the book’s author says she does not portray abuse.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville police release photo of TD Bank robber
The man, described as about 6 feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds, showed a note to a teller that threatened violence.