CAPE ELIZABETH — The Spurwink Rod & Gun Club has been allowed to resume the use of live ammunition on its 25-yard range. Police Chief Neil Williams on Dec. 18 lifted the ban he imposed July 24. Shooting is still not allowed on the Sawyer Road club’s 50- and 100-yard ranges, except with air rifles. The […]
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After many accusations, Bill Cosby faces first criminal charge in sexual assault case
The charge stemming from an allegation by a former Temple University employee raises the prospect of jail time for the comedy legend.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick museum acquires former Navy base chapel
BRUNSWICK — About a year after leasing space at the former U.S. Navy chapel at Brunswick Landing, the Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens on Tuesday acquired the building. The museum bought the property from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority for $220,000, museum President John Briley said in an interview Monday. The building, which is approximately […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland middle school decision 'moving at good pace'
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Middle School Building Committee received five bids from firms interested in reconfiguring and redesigning the city’s middle schools. Bidders were Harriman Associates, PDT Architects, Stephen Blatt Architects and WBRC Architects-Engineers, all of Portland, and Lavallee/Brensinger Architects of Manchester, New Hampshire. A subcommittee will choose a finalist in early January before a formal […]
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Man killed in New Hampshire crash with Secret Service agents
A Secret Service spokeswoman said the agents suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Washington County man killed by truck while snow-blowing driveway
State police say Edgar Rhoades was killed instantly in the accident Tuesday night in Topsfield.
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Elephant seal determined to cross California freeway sedated
A rescue worker in a kayak used a bullhorn to yell at the animal and try to scare it back into open water.
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Mayor wants better police training for riled Chicago
Saying force should be the last option, Rahm Emanuel also calls for doubling Tasers for officers.
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U.S. accuses Iran of conducting rocket test near warships
Unguided rockets were fired 1,500 yards from the USS Harry S. Truman, the USS Bulkeley destroyer and a French frigate.
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Several levees monitored in Missouri; death toll rises to 20
Swollen rivers and streams were pushed to heights not seen since the massive 1993 floods.