A 25-minute recording left on Mark Anthony Conditt’s phone is described as ‘the outcry of a very challenged young man.’
2018
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
USDA loaning $1.5M for Brunswick Landing solar farm
BRUNSWICK — A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide a $1.5 million loan to help Diversified Communications finance a 1.5-megawatt solar array at Brunswick Landing. Timothy Hobbs, state director of USDA Rural Development, announced the loan being made through its Electric Loan Program on Wednesday afternoon at the Maine Technology Institute. “Modern infrastructure is a necessity, […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Storm just clips Maine, but makes for slippery roads and flight delays
There were some car crashes Thursday morning, and the snowfall total climbs well above normal for the month and the season overall.
Posted inMaine
Staff Photo of the Day: Thursday, March 22
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland council, school board brace for battle over the cost of education
Superintendent Xavier Botana’s $113 million budget proposal for the coming year would add $238 to the average homeowner’s tax bill. One councilor says difficult spending cuts are necessary.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots have few good options to replace Solder
After losing left tackle Nate Solder to the Giants via free agency, New England’s most likely avenue for a replacement is through the draft.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: It’s time to repeal the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is meaningless in today’s world. “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” Are we going to arm everyone: theater ushers, kindergarten teachers, priests and ministers? The Second Amendment is a ludicrous loophole, kept […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Competition and profits shouldn’t take precedence over medical care
Daniel Bryant’s March 8 letter to the editor describes problems stemming from linkage of health insurance with jobs, and wonders, in the words of the Press Herald-written headline, whether “employment-based health insurance needs rethinking.” West Virginia teachers confirmed that insurance-job linkage needs rethinking. One striking teacher’s sign read, “Will teach for insurance,” and she told […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Children running schools, home and now the country
The children are running the households and the schools. Now they want to run the country! Richard F. O’Brien III South Portland