While the deputy is subduing the suspect on the ground, a gunshot rings out and a man says, ‘Oh, I shot him. I’m sorry.’
2015
Posted inLife & Culture, News
German writer Guenter Grass dies at age 87
The Nobel laureate made his literary reputation with ‘The Tin Drum.’ He was lauded by Germans for helping to revive their culture after World War II.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: War-mongering critics of Iran deal make no sense
Isn’t it a bit odd that the same people (Benjamin Netanyahu, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton and, well, essentially every Republican in Congress) who say that a nuclear deal with Iran would be a “threat to world peace” are the same people who advocate bombing Iran? That’s like saying that my decision to eat […]
Posted inHistory, This Date in History
50 years ago today: April 13, 1965
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald: Did LBJ break hot dog record? Hundreds die in Midwest tornados, Are spacemen signaling Earth? Soviets think so but Americans doubt it
Posted inLife & Culture
Woodley, ‘Fault in Our Stars’ take top MTV awards
Other winners included Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lopez and Channing Tatum.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine finding the recipe for healthier school lunches
The ingredients are incentives, ideas and collaboration, say officials with a program that has helped the state perform far above the national average.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland businesses ready to begin life without polystyrene
The ban that starts April 15 is likely to cost consumers, but it also will help keep non-biodegradable cups and containers out of the bay.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine sets a record for drug needle exchanges
The total hit 564,847 last year, up 238 percent since 2010, as heroin use surged and clinics like Portland’s worked to prevent cases of HIV and hepatitis C.
Posted inNation & World
Developer’s lawsuit: Exclusive Connecticut town also ‘exclusionary’
A man who proposed building affordable housing says his son was demoted in Little League.
Posted inNation & World
Lamborghini crashes, kills 1 at Disney racecar attraction
The driver lost control on the course at the Exotic Driving Experience in Orlando.