The ACLU sued the state after election officials in a single Atlanta suburb rejected hundreds of absentee ballots with signature discrepancies, missing addresses or incorrect birth years.
October 2018
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ soccer: Cheverus strikes early and often in 6-0 win against Falmouth
Emma Gallant and Julie Kratzer each score two goals as Cheverus advaces to the Class A South semifinals.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Madison mill that closed in 2016 seeks to recover taxes from town
The Maine State Board of Property Tax Review is scheduled to begin a hearing Thursday to determine whether Madison Paper Industries was overcharged for taxes the year the mill closed.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: York captures a sixth straight regional title
The Wildcats beat Freeport 1-0 on a goal by Sage Works and advance to Saturday’s Class B state championship game.
Posted inBusiness
Dow’s 608-point loss erases gains for year
The Nasdaq’s ‘correction’ leaves that index over 10% below its August peak.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
New York sues ExxonMobil, accusing it of deceiving investors about climate change risks
The lawsuit which said ‘this fraud reached the highest levels of the company,’ is called ‘meritless’ by an Exxon spokesman.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland man working at Cumberland County Jail charged with selling cocaine
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County Jail corrections officer from South Portland was arrested Tuesday on a drug trafficking charge. Davis Glazener, 22, whose address was not given, looked “like he was living two lives,” Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said in a press conference Wednesday at his office. Joyce said South Portland Police, sheriff’s deputies and […]
Posted inMaine, News
LePage lawyer calls attorney general’s suit over unpaid bills ‘meritless’
The attorney general’s office has sued to get the state to pay about $8 million in legal bills.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Cumberland County corrections officer arrested on drug-dealing charge
Davis Glazener of South Portland is charged with cocaine trafficking, but there was no evidence yet suggesting it was connected with his work at the Cumberland County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
After 4-year wait, Casco Bay Lines plans next phase of ferry terminal expansion
The company will spend $7 million on improvements designed to ease congestion.