Marine resources officials impose an emergency rule after investigators discover some fishermen have sold baby eels for cash, skirting an electronic swipe-card system implemented to avoid overfishing.
May 2018
Posted inForecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Softball: Windham throttles Portland
PORTLAND—The Eagles beat up the Bulldogs at Payson Park on Friday night, May 18, building to an 11-4 victory on a huge, seven-run first inning. Lauren Talbot, Erin Elder, Chloe Wilcox, Alex Morang and Megan Joy tallied the first five for Windham in rapid succession – before the team even suffered its first out, in […]
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Posted inMaine
Portland hires former New York City administrator as assistant city manager
Mona Bector will be one of two assistant city managers at City Hall, replacing a longtime deputy city manager retiring this summer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Make money from pot? Then forget about a federally subsidized loan
A new policy by the Small Business Administration bars loans to any business that sells marijuana.
Posted inNation & World, News
Yulia Skripal says recovery from poisoning ‘slow, painful’
The daughter of the former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal says that someday she would like to return to her Russia.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth School Board won't meet with Town Council
CAPE ELIZABETH — After seeking legal advice, the School Board rejected the Town Council’s request to hold a joint workshop on concerns about School Department management. On April 9, resident Janet Villiote presented the council with a memo questioning how the School Department manages money, pointing to high turnover in administration, frequent executive sessions, salaries paid to principals […]
Posted inNation & World
Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, judge rules
The judge said that the president was violating the First Amendment by blocking his critics for political speech.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Lewiston hot dog stand lands in pages of People
Simones’ has been a political campaign stumping hotspot for decades.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Aubrey Armstrong might not have been the killer, judge finds, but he was involved in Augusta man’s murder
Justice Daniel Billings reaches a split verdict, clearing Armstrong of a murder charge but convicting him of separate counts of felony murder and robbery.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
New policy lets league fine NFL teams if players protest during anthem
Players will be allowed to remain in the locker room during the anthem, under the policy, which will take effect for the upcoming season.