Westbrook police and crews from the Portland Water District are on the scene of a water main break on Route 302 near the Methodist Road intersection. Capt. Sean Lally said the eastbound travel lane is closed until at least 10 p.m. All eastbound traffic will be diverted to Methodist Road. The westbound lanes will remain […]
February 2015
Posted inMaine, News
‘Everything was just crashing and crashing and crashing’ as 75-car pileup injures 17 on Maine interstate
The accident on snowy I-95 west of Bangor leaves a ‘giant pile of metal’ in the road and authorities shocked that no one was killed.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Monroe woman sentenced for role in pot growing operation
Darlene Ford gets 6 1/2 years in prison and three years of probation.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Co. rezoning gets Planning Board endorsement
PORTLAND — Zoning revisions to allow development of The Portland Co. complex at 58 Fore St. are headed to the City Council with a unanimous recommendation from the city Planning Board. The recommendation came after a two-hour hearing and meeting Tuesday in City Hall, where it was also learned the property has been nominated for […]
Posted inCapitol Ticker
Morning Briefing 2.25.15: Mining redux, Maine’s official sweetener and Collins on DHS/immigration
It should be a busy day around the State House on Wednesday. The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will take up several bills to change the referendum process in Maine (including the gathering of petition signatures) as well as the perennial Voter ID law. Over in the budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, a large […]
Posted inNation & World, News
New England wildlife also suffering through tough winter
Veterinarians with Tufts University’s wildlife clinic say subzero temperatures and heavy snows have savaged birds and critters that struggle to survive even in mild winters.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Swimming: Blazes, Rams swim strong at state championships
Better than two dozen schools from around Maine converged on Bowdoin College in Brunswick for Class A Swim States last Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 17-18. On the boys’ side, Cheverus proved the big winner, besting Brunswick by 100 points to secure their third consecutive crown, while on the girls’ side, something of the opposite turned […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Swimming: Blazes, Rams swim strong at state championships
Better than two dozen schools from around Maine converged on Bowdoin College in Brunswick for Class A Swim States last Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 17-18. On the boys’ side, Cheverus proved the big winner, besting Brunswick by 100 points to secure their third consecutive crown, while on the girls’ side, something of the opposite turned […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court appears to favor Muslim denied job over headscarf
The case turns on how an employer is supposed to know that a worker or applicant has religious beliefs that need to be accommodated.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Rudy Giuliani has no sense of decency
At least on matters of race, the erstwhile ‘America’s mayor’ has become ‘America’s batty uncle.’