Jon Duffy, 34, is charged with arson after he allegedly confessed to the July 21 fires at Pine Grove and St. Francis cemeteries, police say.
August 2016
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox trade for left-handed reliever Fernando Abad
In exchange, Boston sends pitcher Pat Light to the Minnesota Twins.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Out & About: 3 music festivals, jazz concert
As the calendar flips to August, three music festivals in southern Maine compete for attention and audiences. One is wrapping up. One is about to begin. One is just underway. Just underway is Orgelfest, a celebration of Portland’s magnificent Kotzschmar Memorial Organ. Three concerts remain on the schedule plus a couple of opportunities for the […]
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Python found living in vacant Biddeford house
A woman checking on an empty vacant house was greeted by an unwelcome surprise Saturday night: a 3-foot python.
Posted inLink, Politics
If you could ask Donald Trump one thing…
Donald Trump is expected to host a campaign event in Portland this Thursday. We want to know – if you had a chance to ask him anything, what would you ask?
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Review: Veteran singer Tierney Sutton does so many things so well
She provides an impressive sampling of her art in an intimate concert at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New leader of Maine Farmland Trust has firsthand experience
Amanda Beal will use her knowledge of the profession to preserve agricultural land and help farmers succeed.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Capitol Notebook: Collins, Trump and a lawyer named Roy
Sen. Susan Collins has modeled herself after her hero, Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, one of the icons of Maine political history. Collins has cited a visit with Smith as an inspiration for her political career. It was Smith’s willingness to speak out against a leading senator of her own party at a time of […]
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage attorney urges court to dismiss Eves’ appeal of lawsuit
The filing is the latest turn in a dispute between over the governor’s involvement in Good Will-Hinckley’s decision to rescind a job offer to House Speaker Mark Eves.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Dishin’ That: Nothing easy about minimum wage versus living wage
From a reader: “In one of your latest columns, you mentioned about leaving tips in cash form, and not on the credit card. My thought has been to leave the tip on the card so that the server has to declare this as income, thus contributing towards their Social Security total in the future. And […]