March 2018 – Page 238 – The Portland Press Herald

150-year-old Maine inn destroyed in fire

by ASSOCIATED PRESS March 18, 2018May 9, 2018

CHESUNCOOK TOWNSHIP (AP) — Forest rangers say a fire leveled a century-and-a-half-old inn in northern Maine. Firefighters and Maine forest rangers say they responded Saturday morning to a fire that destroyed the Chesuncook Lake House. The inn was built in 1864 as a farmhouse and boarding house supplying logging operates in northern Maine. It was […]

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Candidate who called Parkland teen ‘skinhead lesbian’ quits race

by ASSOCIATED PRESS March 18, 2018May 9, 2018

SABATTUS (AP) — A Republican Maine House candidate who called a Florida high school shooting survivor a “skinhead lesbian” and called another a “bald-faced liar” is quitting the race. Leslie Gibson was widely criticized for insulting the survivors of last month’s shooting, which killed 17 people. Gibson said Friday he’s walking away with his “head […]

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Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings

by ERIC TUCKER March 18, 2018November 10, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director long scorned by President Donald Trump and just fired by the attorney general, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel’s office and are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey, The Associated […]

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Senators want CIA to lift veil on nominee’s dark past

by DEB RIECHMANN March 18, 2018November 10, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gina Haspel’s long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency. It’s a deep dive into Haspel’s past that reflects key questions about her future: Would she support President […]

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Spring flood threat in Maine expects to be above average

by FROM STAFF REPORTS March 18, 2018May 9, 2018

AUGUSTA — The State’s River Flow Advisory Commission met Saturday in Augusta to discuss ice conditions and flood risk across the state. “This has been a pretty active season already for flooding and although there are no flood threats now, things could change over the next few weeks,” said Maine Emergency Management Agency Director Suzanne […]

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Limington crash may cause morning delays

by FROM STAFF REPORTS March 18, 2018November 10, 2019

LIMINGTON — York County Sheriff Bill King is advising motorists in the Limington area to avoid Sokokis Trail, Route 11, after a box truck crashed near Brackett’s Orchard early Monday morning. The crash was reported by a passerby at about 5:20 a.m. King said responding deputies found a 2012 Freightliner Ryder rental box truck rolled over […]

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