Authorities also say they found the Airbus A320’s second ‘black box’ – the data recorder that contains readings for nearly every instrument.
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Massachusetts AG wants more casino regulations
With three major casinos in development, Attorney General Maura Healey wants the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to adopt policies against human trafficking and money laundering.
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Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough may share tax assessor
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town is considering sharing its tax assessor with Scarborough. Scarborough Town Manager Tom Hall on March 17 asked Cape Elizabeth Town Manager Mike McGovern about agreeing to have Cape Elizabeth’s tax assessor work for both towns. The Town Council will vote on the proposal at its April 6 meeting. “We thought […]
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Auction of Lauren Bacall items fetches $3.6 million
The sale included items associated with her first husband, Humphrey Bogart
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Cape Elizabeth rescue fee increases take effect
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town’s rescue fees increased this week for the first time in five years. New fees went into effect March 30, after being unanimously approved by the Town Council on March 9. The new fee structure charges by the level of support administered to a patient, rather than by the individual device […]
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Russian trawler sinks quickly in icy water, at least 56 dead
It took only 15 minutes for the massive trawler Dalny Vostok to sink in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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No joke: Scarborough budget proposes 8.5% tax hike
SCARBOROUGH — The combined school and municipal budget includes increases in expenditures – nearly 4 percent on the municipal side and 7.65 percent for the School Department – and would require an average annual tax increase of approximately $383. The total proposed operating budget for the town is approximately $30.4 million. The School Department’s proposed operating […]
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Man convicted of Bangor triple slaying seeks new trial
Randall Daluz and one other were found guilty in the 2012 drug-related slayings.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath seeks grant for affordable housing project
BATH — A nine-unit, affordable-housing apartment building could be built on Tarbox Street, if the city receives a state-supplied federal grant. The City Council held a public hearing Wednesday on its application to the Community Development Block Grant program. The city, applying on behalf of the Bath Housing Authority, seeks a $500,000 housing assistance grant […]
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Brunswick flasher case: Many calls, no arrest
BRUNSWICK — Police have received many phone calls this week after releasing a sketch of a man who allegedly exposed himself to two young girls on March 25, and attempted to lure another near his car. “We’ve received a lot of phone calls, which is great,” Cmdr. Marc Hagan said Wednesday. “Now we have to sift […]