FALMOUTH — Results are expected in December from a public opinion survey about transportation along U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth. The survey is available through Dec. 4 at surveymonkey.com/r/route1survey. Printed versions can also be found at the three town offices. It will help inform a comprehensive $65,000 study, largely funded by a $52,000 […]
November 2016
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Thomaston man who accidentally shot girlfriend pleads guilty
Dylan Grubbs, 24, was showing a potential buyer a pistol when it went off, hitting Chelsea Jones, 22, who died three days later.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland HIV care set to move from India Street
PORTLAND — A contested shift in city health-care services will be completed Jan. 1, 2017, and officials and a former critic agree the transition has been successful. The federally funded Positive Health Care program for HIV patients was one of the most enduring services at the India Street Public Health Center at 103 India St. It […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland receives $1.3M in welfare dispute settlement
PORTLAND — An agreement with the state will restore $1.3 million in General Assistance fund reimbursements withheld from the city in 2015. Under terms of the settlement announced Nov. 15, the city will receive most of the $1.6 million sought by its Department of Health and Human Services from the state Department of Health and Human Services. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Panel eyes trimming proposed school bond by nearly $11M
PORTLAND — The ad hoc committee working on a nearly $71 million bond to repair four aging elementary schools may try to reduce the cost. At City Hall meeting Nov. 17, the committee considered an alternative plan to make significant upgrades at Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche schools that is smaller in scope than past […]
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Alzheimer’s, dementia rates decline but aging America may halt trend
Older adults with the most schooling had the lowest dementia rates, and the average education level increased during the study years.
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Portland man indicted for 2016 Old Port shooting, stabbing
PORTLAND — A city man was indicted Nov. 15 on several charges involving violent acts in the Old Port almost a year ago. Moses Okot, now 28, whose address was not disclosed, was indicted on Class A charges of aggravated attempted murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault, and a Class C charge of reckless conduct with […]
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Hunter settles out of court with Starks landowner in 2012 shooting incident
Robert Pond of Hartford agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Kerry Hebert, whom he accidentally shot in the side during a hunting dispute.
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Former prison guard accused of sex with inmate pleads not guilty
Joshua Dall-Leighton, who was celebrated for donating a kidney to a stranger, pleaded not guilty to five felony sex charges in York County Superior Court.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath promises holiday cheer with 'Old Fashioned Christmas'
BATH — When Santa Claus comes to town next weekend, he will be sporting a spiffy new suit. It’s one of a few new aspects – along with the many traditional ones – of Bath’s month-long “Old Fashioned Christmas.” Storytelling and handmade ornament making starts at 11 a.m. in the Patten Free Library Children’s Room (33 […]