Residents of an apartment on Cumberland Avenue told police the men forced their way inside and demanded money.
2015
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Researchers trace origin of cancer in East Coast soft-shell clams
A surprising finding is that the DNA of cancer in clams from New York to Canada is nearly identical, suggesting that the transmission of cancer cells in the wild can be widespread.
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Posted inCops & Courts, News
South Portland police look for vandals who shot out windows
They believe someone fired a pellet or BB gun from a moving car in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s summer gas prices expected to be lowest in a decade
And that’s good news for the state’s tourism industry, which is fueled largely by day-trip visitors who drive to Maine.
Posted inBusiness, News
Google thinks Orono startup can help solve Earth’s water crisis
Google executives recently selected Susan MacKay, CEO of Cerahelix, as a finalist in its global competition for world-changing ideas.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Senate sustains LePage veto of fair-pint-of-beer bill
The bill would have mandated that when bars and restaurants advertise that a beer is a pint, they sell it in a glass that’s at least 16 ounces.
Posted inNation & World
S.C. police dash cam video shows start of fatal traffic stop
The white officer who shot an unarmed black motorist had a single excessive-force complaint against him, and it had been dismissed.
Posted inMaine, News
Environmentalists cheer as Portland prepares to impose bag fee, plastic foam ban
The two new city ordinances take effect Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta woman who burglarized Travis Mills’ Manchester home is sentenced
Tiffany Fitzpatrick will spend nine months behind bars after stealing from the under-construction home belonging to the quadruple-amputee veteran.
Posted inNation & World, News
Accomplice in killing of Pam Smart’s husband granted parole
Patrick Randall, now 41, was 16 when he held a knife to Gregory Smart’s throat as Billy Flynn shot him in the head.