Under former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, many residents viewed policemen and soldiers who patrolled the streets and manned checkpoints as an occupying force.
November 2016
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox pick up option on Buchholz
The right-hander is scheduled to make $13.5 million next season.
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Posted inNation & World
Suspect in Iowa police killings had been ordered to move out of his mother’s house
Scott Michael Greene, who is charged with ambushing the officers, had gotten a job with a fencing company last month, but walked away from it days later.
Posted inMaine
Cape Elizabeth High polling place moves after kick ball sets off chain of events
A kick ball breaks a sprinkler head, flooding the gym and ruining the floor.
Posted inFood
Are you what you drink? Now you can find out.
My friend Bob sells wine for a local distributor. The other day he said to me, “I’m glad I don’t sell beer. That world’s becoming so pretentious.” That’s right. A wine seller called craft beer “pretentious.” But you know what, he might be right. Think back to the last time you talked craft beer with […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Motorcycle crash claims Gorham man
A Gorham man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident Wednesday in Westbrook, but few details are known about how the accident occurred. According to a Westbrook police press release, 52-year-old George Goriss of Gorham crashed his 2013 Harley Davidson on Bradley Drive, and was found dead at the scene. Officers responded to the scene […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Motorcycle crash claims Gorham man
A Gorham man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident Wednesday in Westbrook, but few details are known about how the accident occurred. According to a Westbrook police press release, 52-year-old George Goriss of Gorham crashed his 2013 Harley Davidson on Bradley Drive, and was found dead at the scene. Officers responded to the scene […]
Posted inNews, Source
Interactive map: Drought persists across much of New England
Despite higher-than-average rainfall in October, drought conditions are persistent across most of the region.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Graffiti of Crusades’ rallying cry investigated as possible hate crime at USM
School officials say they will refer their findings to the state Attorney General’s Office after a Latin phrase used by the alt-right was written on a desk and wall in a student Senate office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sunday River, Sugarloaf sold as part of ski resort megadeal
The purchase by a New York investment firm isn’t expected to affect the daily operation of Maine’s two premier ski areas.