A faltering first month gives way to a blistering October for Portland, making its 19th straight postseason run.
October 2018
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Somerset jail corrections officer charged with assault out on bail
Jeremy A.E. Carr was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault after allegedly putting his girlfriend in a chokehold after she found another woman in his bed.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Construction of new Wex headquarters in Portland well underway
The four-story office complex in the East End should be ready for occupancy in February or March.
Posted inNation & World
Treasury Secretary meets Saudi crown prince despite outrage over journalist’s murder
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry posted a photo of the meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Twitter.
Posted inLife & Culture
Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy
Louis-Dreyfus is the 21st Mark Twain recipient, joining a list that includes Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Carol Burnett.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Crime spree tracked from Vermont to three central Maine counties
Reports of high speed chases, car burglaries and auto thefts have been taken from Franklin, Somerset and Penobscot counties.
Posted inElection 2018
What you need to know about the 5 questions on the Nov. 6 Maine ballot
Question 1 would increase taxes to pay for home health care workers; the others are bond issues.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Poliquin indicates he might challenge ranked-choice results if he doesn’t win
The other 2nd District candidates say they will accept the outcome, but the incumbent passes up a chance to rule out a legal challenge if he loses Nov. 6.
Posted inEvents
Maine Voices Live with Julia Spencer-Fleming and Victoria Hugo-Vidal
The Dec. 11 event features a conversation with the best-selling mystery writer and her daughter, a Portland Press Herald columnist
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Local runners, teams dominate at regionals-Northern edition
Falmouth’s Sofie Matson races to a first-place finish in the Class A South girls’ cross country regional meet. Freeport’s Martin Horne wins the Class B South boys’ individual title. Olivia Reynolds, of Maine Coast Waldorf, wins the Class C South girls’ race. It was another dominant day for Forecaster Country runners at the cross country […]