City officials reviewed 300 contested signatures and say Fair Elections Portland still fell 76 short, even after the city lowered the number of signatures required to qualify for the ballot.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Historic Bar Harbor mansion once listed for $15.5 million is going up for auction
East of Eden, an 8-bedroom, 12-bathroom waterfront mansion on the National Register of Historic Places, goes on the auction block Sept. 7.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Interim school superintendent hopes to help Scarborough heal
Sandy Prince, previously superintendent of Windham-Raymond schools for more than 16 years, is the interim replacement for Julie Kukenberger.
Posted inMaine, News
Press Herald joins Covering Climate Now project
The newspaper will publish a series on climate change in Maine as part of a cooperative international media effort to focus attention on the issue on the eve of a critical UN Climate Summit.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick’s Kate Furbish School on track to open next fall
The $20.3 million project has cleared the halfway mark with no major setbacks.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Harpswell Police Beat: Aug. 30
Arrests 8/21 at 1:01 a.m. Sarah Coito, 29, of Standish, was arrested by Officer Andy Schenk on a charge of operating without a license.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Masa decides to close doors for good
WINDHAM — Masa Sub and Grill plans to close its doors on Friday, Aug. 30. The Greek restaurant, located at 824 Roosevelt Trail, has been open for eight years. It had planned to close earlier this summer, then decided to remain open after an outpouring of community support. In a post on the restaurant’s Facebook […]
Posted inTimes Record
Julio Carrillo sentenced to 55 years for murdering 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy
BELFAST — A judge has sentenced a Stockton Springs man to 55 years in prison for the brutal murder of his 10-year-old stepdaughter. Julio Carrillo, 52, pleaded guilty last month to killing Marissa Kennedy, who was beaten repeatedly for months before she died from her injuries. Carrillo wept as he spoke in court Wednesday, and his words […]
Posted inTimes Record
Veteran-owned, operated brewing company hosts cornhole tournament and fundraiser in Freeport for Maine-based Summit Project
FREEPORT — When Brad Nadeau opened Stars and Stripes Brewing Co. on Veterans Day last year, he knew he wanted his business to “have more meaning than just selling beer.” As a former Marine, he wanted to make sure his brewery could be a place for veterans, their friends and families, to come to relax […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Stepfather gets 55 years for murdering girl, in abuse case that exposed flaws in child protection system
Julio Carrillo had pleaded guilty to what the judge called the ‘formalized and repeatedly ritual torture’ of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. His family members asked the judge for mercy during an emotional sentencing hearing.