December 2016 – Page 467 – The Portland Press Herald

Nation & World, News

Shoe bomber says he is bankrupt, can’t pay fine

by Associated press December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Richard Reid, who is serving a life sentence, says he will never be able to afford the $250,000 fine.

Maine, News

New Sharon woman sentenced to nearly a year in jail over animal ban violation

by Doug Harlow December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Carol Murphy, 72, was sentenced Friday to 364 days in jail for violating a ban on possessing animals, her latest in a series of animal-related offenses.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Three people face drug trafficking charges after bust in Augusta

by STAFF REPORT December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Police made the arrests after a search at a home on Crosby Street Place.

Maine colleges, News, Sports

Supporting LGBTQ rights is part of UMaine strategy in game at Duke

by Mike Lowe December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

The Black Bears men’s basketball team hopes to make a statement in the court of public opinion against North Carolina’s HB2 law.

Business, News

Latest jobs report suggests Trump will be inheriting a solid but uneven economy

by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Employers added 178,000 jobs in November, extending the longest hiring streak since WWII; but for many still out of work, frustrations persist.

Nation & World, News

Buzz Aldrin recovering in New Zealand after Antarctic evacuation

by NICK PERRY and MARCIA DUN associated press December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

The 86-year-old former Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill while visiting the South Pole.

The Forecaster

Portland landlord sentenced to 90 days in jail, fined $1,000, for deadly fire

by David Harry December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

PORTLAND — Gregory Nisbet, owner of the building where the deadliest city fire in 50 years killed six people, was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail and a fine of $1,000. “Jail time is called for here,” Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren told a crowded courtroom that included friends and family of the […]