But three justices say the decision could threaten municipal sign regulations across the country.
2015
Posted inLife & Culture
Peaks Island cottage where John Ford spent summers is up for sale
Sunnyside, where the movie director and his family summered for years, is listed for $349,000.
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Posted inNews
S.C. shooting victims include librarian, recent college grad
Among the dead is the pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Church, who served as a state legislator for 19 years.
Posted inNews
Man run over by farm tractor in Sanford
The man is taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland, but the extent of his injuries is unknown.
Posted inPolitics
Presidential candidate Rand Paul says he’d ‘blow up’ tax code
The first-term Republican senator from Kentucky releases the outline of a plan to institute a 14.5 percent flat income tax rate on all individuals and on businesses.
Posted inBusiness
‘Supersize’ McDonald’s begins slimming down
The fast-food giant plans to close more restaurants than it opens in the United States this year.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Possible blood mark found on defendant’s father’s shoe, jury in Old Orchard Beach murder trial is told
Attorneys for Derek Poulin, who is accused of killing his grandmother in 2012 and setting her body and home on fire, have portrayed his father as an ‘alternate suspect’ in the case.
Posted inBusiness, News
Developer is sought to build cold-storage facility on Portland waterfront
The multimillion-dollar project is seen as key to supporting Maine’s growing food industry.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
10 key passages from Pope Francis’ encyclical
Among the issues he addresses are climate change and population control.
Posted inMaine, News
Pope’s plea on climate ‘crisis’ applauded by some Mainers
But others question his call for bold action after he explains the science and criticizes a ‘throwaway culture.’