The Vermont senator’s bill would force big businesses to cover the cost of federal benefits used by their poor employees on basic necessities.
September 2018
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
For Belichick, it’s time to answer those ‘Opening Day’ questions
The Patriots open their season Sunday at home against the Houston Texans.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Men charged with stealing and killing dog have bail hearing
A Hancock County judge sets bail at $1,000 apiece for Nathan Burke and Justin Chipman, who are accused of stealing a Winter Harbor man’s Hummer and his Boston terrier-pug mix named Franky.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
In anonymous opinion piece, White House official says many staffers working to thwart Trump
The president blasts the op-ed in The New York Times, which says a group within the administration is ‘trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
One of two suspects in Biddeford hate crime is granted bail and released
While Dusty Leo, 27, is monitored through an ankle bracelet and must return to his job, the other suspect, Maurice Diggins, 34, has agreed to be held in custody pending trial.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Opioid maker helps fund overdose antidote
Purdue Pharma is giving $3.4 million to a nonprofit for the development of a lower-cost naloxone nasal spray.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Three Florida residents sentenced for credit card fraud in Maine
They used stolen credit and debit card numbers of Maine residents to buy merchandise and gift cards in Maine stores.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Lisbon man arrested after man stabbed in Lewiston
Meanwhile, a woman is reported to have stabbed herself inside an apartment.
Posted inTimes Record
Topsham man gets 10 year jail sentence for sex crimes
WEST BATH A Topsham man and former postmaster was sentenced to 10 years in prison in West Bath District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty in June to sexually assaulting a female minor over a period of eight years. Robert Welch, 63, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of unlawful sexual contact and two counts of […]