Portland police say Joshua Nelson demanded cash from a clerk at the supermarket about 9:40 p.m. He was arrested less than two hours later.
December 2016
Maine electors cast votes for Clinton, Trump – after protests inside and outside State House
Clinton gets three votes and Trump gets one on a historic day, but not before one elector breaks protocol and initially submits a protest ballot for Bernie Sanders.
Link post to current Electoral College story
Bright, a longtime Democratic activist, will not support Sec. Hillary Clinton in today’s Electoral College vote.
Letter: A bad break becomes a holiday memory
On Oct. 15, I was recovering my little yawl from the Basin in Yarmouth. The mizzen mast and booms were down and stowed, and I pulled the boat out and into the parking lot to lower the mainmast. I did so, and nestled it into its cradle. Three more minutes of work and I would […]
Letter: FPAD5 thanks sponsors, contributors
The Freeport, Pownal and Durham Education Foundation would like to thank all of our business sponsors for their support in 2016. With their financial support, we were able to provide the RSU 5 schools with the following grants: Morse Street School, Concept-Natural Playground Designs; Mast Landing School, Kindle readers, fifth-grade multimedia equipment, active seating alternatives […]
Buses resume taking remaining civilians, rebels from Aleppo
The departure from the area’s villages had stalled on Sunday after militants burned six empty buses assigned to take the villagers out.
Portland to continue providing General Assistance to most immigrants
People who haven’t applied for asylum yet can still get the benefits, but the cost will be picked up by local taxpayers and not reimbursed by the state.
Hannaford testing ways to gain edge in crowded market
The Scarborough-based grocer is implementing technology and service ideas that it believes will please modern customers.
Why Maine’s renewable power remains a pipe dream
The lack of transmission lines keeps wind and hydro projects at bay.
Toy Fund volunteers from Community Partners raise the standard for enthusiasm
‘We all had fun,’ says a leader for whom personal gratitude was a motivator.