BATH — After a few months in a temporary location, the Neighborhood United Church of Christ has landed in a new home at 798 Washington St. The church fills the space occupied since 2009 by the Admiral Steakhouse, which closed last month. “With the purchase of our new facility today, we are excited to find […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Victim’s widow, stepdaughter give different accounts of North Yarmouth bee farm shooting
PORTLAND — A mother and daughter who are key witnesses in the murder trial of Yarmouth lobsterman Merrill Kimball offered conflicting memories Tuesday of the day Kimball shot and killed 63-year-old Leon Kelley. During the second day of testimony in Kimball’s murder trial at Portland Superior Court, Robin Rawnsley-Dutil, Kelley’s stepdaughter, told the jury that […]
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Falmouth sports pub sketch plan weathers scrutiny
FALMOUTH — The proposed expansion of a Portland-based sports pub took another step forward Tuesday night, when the Planning Board conducted a sketch plan review for the restaurant planned in Tidewater Village. Questions about parking for the project, on land along Clearwater Drive between Hat Trick Drive and Farm Gate Road, continued to permeate the […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport capital spending plan remains largely intact
FREEPORT — Councilors amended some of the town’s five-year capital plan at Tuesday’s public hearing, but most of it was left as originally written. Councilors on April 7 didn’t comment on most of the articles of the plan, which includes spending almost $2.5 million in 2016 to repair and replace equipment, improve infrastructure, and spur […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine police chief charged with drunken driving pleads guilty
Paris Chief Michael Madden says his behavior was ‘unprofessional’ and ‘atrocious.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Indiana yet another battle in culture war that conservatives are losing
When you have taken an execrable stand and been repudiated, either change your stand or shut up.
Posted inLife & Culture
Photos: Blooming season (soon) at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Take in some views of things to come once spring arrives at the Boothbay Harbor nature center.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Mad Ants sting Red Claws in OT
Maine loses the opener of a best-of-three and must win twice at home to keep the season alive.
Posted inNation & World
Yemen facing humanitarian crisis
With hundreds killed and at least 1,700 wounded, tons of medical supplies still await delivery.