The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will shutter its student lending office, according to memo written by its acting director.
May 2018
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Portland police interview Bayside shooting victim
They are still searching for the man who shot her Sunday morning and then fled in a silver-colored SUV with Massachusetts plates.
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Posted inNation & World
Polanski: #MeToo ‘collective hysteria’
The filmmaker made the comment before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stripped him of his membership.
Posted inMaine, News
Brunswick raising cost of curbside trash bags
The first increase in the pay-as-you-throw program since it began 11 years ago will hike the cost of a 15-gallon bag to $1 and a 33-gallon bag to $2.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Aryan tattoo dispute, near-fatal stabbing lead to 90-day jail sentence, restitution
Mark McCrillis used a broken bottle to attack a man who disputed his claim that he belonged to a white supremacist group.
Posted inHealth, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Don’t expect joints if the FDA ever approves medical marijuana
It’s highly unlikely the Federal Drug Administration will ever support smoking pot, its commissioner says.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Prosecutors seek 55-year sentence for convicted murderer Luc Tieman
Sentencing is set for Friday for Fairfield man found guilty of murdering his wife, Valerie Tieman, and burying her in the backyard of his parents’ home in August 2016.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
As voters recall 3 members, Scarborough school board faces turmoil
Its direction depends on who fills five seats up for election this year, and the three removed members hope the district can begin to heal.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Ice cream parlor adds sweet treats in Harpswell
HARPSWELL — For most people, the approaching summer signifies rest and relaxation. But Pam Douglas is ready to tackle a new venture. Douglas, a lifelong Harpswell resident, is the owner of the new Pammy’s Ice Cream Parlor at 1410 Harpswell Neck Road. Though it opened softly Tuesday, Pammy’s grand opening will be Sunday, May 13, […]
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Jeep rear-ends Greely school bus
No injuries are reported in the crash on Route 231 in North Yarmouth on Wednesday afternoon.