Artists respond to a call from Partners for World Health to get supplies to people recovering from disaster.
November 2016
Posted inNation & World, News
Raging wildfires in Tennessee scorch tourist destinations and force thousands to evacuate
The latest wildfires grew Monday night when wind high winds blew trees onto power lines, sparking new fires and spreading embers over long distances.
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Gorham counselor pleads guilty to health care fraud
Paulo D. Braga billed MaineCare for $5,202 worth of therapy sessions that either never occurred or were shorter than he said they were.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland City Council may outlaw signs at meetings
PORTLAND — City Council meetings could start later, but the public comment period would begin earlier, if new rules are adopted at the council’s Dec. 5 meeting. While the council ad hoc committee reviewing the overall rules for meetings found little reason to change things Monday night, it also decided to ban people from bringing signs […]
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Group withdraws request for recount of education surcharge vote
Opponents cite concerns over the planned counting procedure and cost. Meanwhile, the marijuana legalization recount starts Monday and could take four to six weeks.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Thompson's Point project in Portland gets FAME funding
PORTLAND — The Finance Authority of Maine has approved a $500,000 loan to help build an events center at Thompson’s Point. The loan to Forefront Brick South LLC, announced Tuesday, was made in partnership with the Portland Development Corp. Developers plan a 35,000-square-foot events center as part of the $120 million redevelopment project on land at […]
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Judge delays sentencing of landlord in Portland fire
PORTLAND — A misunderstanding about who will be allowed to speak led to a postponement Tuesday in the sentencing of landlord Gregory Nisbet in Cumberland County Superior Court. Justice Thomas Warren rescheduled the sentencing hearing to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Newbury Street courthouse. Nisbet was convicted Oct. 21 of code violations found after […]
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Burning less coal isn’t just making air cleaner. It’s making Gulf of Maine tuna safer.
A study finds levels of methylmercury in the bodies tuna caught in the gulf between 2004 and 2012 decreased at a rate of 2 percent a year, or nearly 20 percent over a decade.
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Maine’s top tourism official stepping down to focus on Huts & Trails
Carolann Ouellette will become executive director of a nonprofit that operates trails and lodges in the state’s western mountains.
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Sentencing postponed for landlord in Noyes Street apartment fire case
Landlord Gregory Nisbet was acquitted last month on six manslaughter charges stemming from a fatal fire two years ago, but faces sentencing for a misdemeanor code violation.