Police say a man with a gun entered the China Eatery, demanded money and ran off with what a restaurant employee said was about $500.
March 2018
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville woman who robbed cabbie gets 6 years for trafficking opioids
Christina Marie Pena-Cantor was on probation for the robbery when she sold drugs to a police informant in the parking lot of a Burger King in Waterville.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Dunlap holds unusual hearing on whether Senate campaign forged signatures of dead voters
Republican candidates Eric Brakey and Max Linn are at odds in a contest to challenge incumbent independent U.S. Sen. Angus King.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, Politics
Facing boycott, Fox News host apologizes for taunting Parkland teen over college rejections
At least three brands threatened to sever their relationship with Laura Ingraham after she tweeted an attack on 17-year-old survivor David Hogg.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Three Windham schools closed Friday after Thursday bomb threat
WINDHAM — Windham High School, Middle School and Primary School are all closed Friday following a bomb threat at the High School reported the previous day. According to RSU 14 officials, the school was evacuated Thursday afternoon after the threat was reported to administrators. Maine State Police K-9 units were brought in to conduct a search […]
Posted inMaine
South Portland board endorses Main Street zoning change for affordable housing
The city’s Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend the change to the City Council, which has the final say.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Doubt surrounds Maine’s plan to use ranked-choice voting in June 12 primaries
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says there are legal questions about the system, prompting a call for action by the attorney general and a threat of court action by ranked-choice proponents.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Oxford police chief resigns suddenly, cites wife’s death
Jon Tibbetts has high praise for the department’s officers and for his interim replacement, Lt. Michael Ward.
Posted inMaine, News
Windham High School declared safe after bomb threat
There have been more than a dozen threats against Maine schools since the Feb. shooting at Parkland.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Appeals court upholds decision overturning ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed’s murder conviction
If the ruling in Maryland is not appealed, the subject of the popular podcast will be retried for the murder of his girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.