Raymond voters decided Tuesday to prematurely end the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 14. In a lopsided decision, Raymond voters ended the withdrawal process that began last November in a 376-136 vote, with 16 blank votes cast. Selectman Joe Bruno, the chairman of the Raymond Withdrawal Committee and a longtime skeptic of the withdrawal […]
2015
Posted inHistory, This Date in History
50 years ago today: June 12, 1965
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South Portland referendum could put Knightville traffic pattern change on hold; Queen honors Beatles with ‘Order of Empire’
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
With budget impasse in Augusta, Maine state government shutdown looms
A storm is brewing in Augusta as a budget impasse threatens – once again – to halt government services. How would it play out? The 1991 crisis may hold clues.
Posted inCelebrity News, Life & Culture
Jonas headlining Pittsburgh gay pride
Iggy Azalea withdraws after some old tweets come under fire.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Portland musicians welcome new club – and sing praises of its manager
Ken Bell of The Big Easy, which closed in 2013, opens the Portland House of Music and Events on Friday.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Athletes of the week, June 12, 2015
Kate Hall of Lake Region and Dan Guiliani of South Portland receive top honors.
Posted inCelebrity News, Life & Culture
County musician Randy Howard dies in shootout with bounty hunter
Randy Howard reportedly had missed a court date, fearing jail.
Posted inNation & World
Release on hold for ‘Angola Three’ inmate
Albert Woodfox has spent decades in solitary after a questionable conviction for killing a guard.
Posted inNation & World
Family takes body of Massachusetts man killed in Syria
Keith Broomfield believed in fighting the evil Islamic State, his older brother says.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine legislators should step up, ease aid to asylum seekers
A new court ruling and new economic data both make a case for a bill allowing these immigrants to access emergency relief.