The vote indicates that Loretta Lynch’s confirmation by the full Senate will be narrowly approved.
February 2015
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Skowhegan’s ‘Black Ninja’ burglar gets three years in prison
Jonathan M. Strickland is convicted of being the masked man who robbed a restaurant and a state fairgrounds office and left a note claiming to be ‘the Black Ninja.’
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Posted inSports
Judge rules for suspended Viking Adrian Peterson in case against NFL
The practical impact of the ruling remains unknown, as the case goes back for further proceedings under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
Posted inNation & World, News
Islamic State militants abduct more Christians, destroy ancient artifacts in Iraq
The destruction in a museum in Mosul is part of a campaign to eliminate what the extremists view as heresy.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Poll: Most Americans unprepared for financial crisis
A key reason so many feel vulnerable: 82 percent of households overall report suffering an economic shock.
Posted inBusiness
Maine lobster fishermen hauled record catch in 2014
Fishermen also benefited from higher prices over 2013.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture
Database: Explore dog-themed Maine license plates
Mainers want everyone to know they’ve GOTLABS and are K9CRZY.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Windham couple sentenced to federal prison on gun charges
Theodore Thomes and Renee Thomes, now of the U.S. Virgin Islands, stole several guns from a neighbor in Windham for whom they acted as caregivers in 2011.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Portland police recover $9,000 in stolen items, charge man
Shane A. Cook of Scarborough is charged with breaking into a pawn shop.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport-Pownal-Durham schools pick New Hampshire administrator as superintendent
FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors selected an educator from Wells to be the next superintendent of schools. After employing two interim co-superintendents since last July, the School Board selected Edward McDonough for the permanent position. He will join the Freeport-Pownal-Durham school district in August. “Ed McDonough is an outstanding educator and […]