So far, impacts have been minimal, but much of the state has been drier than usual for months, and that weather pattern is expected to continue.
August 2016
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland officials see cramped classrooms, run-down elementary schools
Tours at Presumpscot and Lyseth are part of fact-finding for a proposed $70 million bond to renovate four elementary schools in the city.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Defendant in Manchester double murder case found guilty of terrorizing
David W. Marble of Rochester, New York, pleads no contest to a charge of threatening a corrections officer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Long labor strike will lead to closure of Trump Taj Mahal casino
The Atlantic City casino is owned by Carl Icahn, who also owns the Tropicana, and is just the latest to close.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Raymond man charged with sexually assaulting 2 juvenile girls
Anthony Shawn Pierson, 21, is charged with assaulting one girl at his home on Tuesday and another girl in June.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville man pleads guilty to raping 73-year-old neighbor
One of the charges to which Mark D. Halle pleads carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland residents invited to shop, swap at new transfer facility
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s first Swap Shop already had a small but diverse collection of items when it opened this week, including doorknobs, ski boots, a lawnmower – even a prosthetic leg. The shop is in a building slightly larger than a two-car garage, at the transfer facility in the new Municipal Services complex […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Republicans’ frustration with Trump at high boil as party leaders weigh options
Party officials and key strategists consider confronting the candidate in an attempt to get him to temper his inflammatory style.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Norwegian man accused of threatening Portland police to make 2nd court appearance
PORTLAND — Espen Brungodt, the 28-year-old Norwegian citizen accused of threatening to kill police, was scheduled to make his second appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The court date was to continue “a combined preliminary examination and detention hearing,” according to the detention order signed by Judge John Rich III. Brungodt, who […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Mike Pence endorses Paul Ryan in split with Donald Trump
His endorsement comes amid Republican anger at Trump’s refusal to endorse Ryan or Sen. John McCain.