Similar measures have generated strong backlash in other states, including Indiana, with critics saying they open the door to discrimination.
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Portland police release video of graffiti suspect in halal market hate crime
The video shows a hooded male spraying an offensive reference to Allah at Portland Halaal Market on St. John Street.
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Maine Senate approves ban on hand-held phone use while driving
The proposal from Republican Sen. Roger Katz now goes to the Democratic-led House.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth bee farm murder trial goes to jury
PORTLAND — Assistant Attorney General John Alsop told jurors on Tuesday that a 911 call placed by shooting victim Leon Kelley’s wife as her husband was gunned down was the most important evidence they’d heard in the murder trial of Merrill Kimball. “Bam, bam, bam,” Alsop said, describing the shots the jurors heard on an […]
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln: A look back at history
Read an edited version of the original 1865 dispatch from The Association Press.
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Biddeford man faces robbery charges after series of holdups
Two other men also are arrested as a result of the investigation.
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Bee farm murder trial: Were shots fired in anger, or fear?
Jurors will resume deliberations Wednesday after hearing differing versions of the defendant’s state of mind when he shot a man during a 2013 confrontation in North Yarmouth.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland's community development grants reduced, demand remains high
PORTLAND — A plan to help people left most vulnerable by expected changes to city general assistance, homeless and public health programs will rely largely on $4.28 million in city funds and federal Community Development Block Grants. Funding from the Consolidated Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan will be the subject of an April […]
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Applaud the swordfish renaissance with sauce and salsa
Recipe offers ‘the golden T-some of taste, texture and temperature.’
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Ford’s Theatre marks Lincoln assassination with round-the-clock tribute
On Wednesday morning at the moment when Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m., the National Park Service will host a wreath-laying ceremony, and a brass band will play taps.