AUGUSTA — A woman police believe was working with New York City gangs to distribute drugs in central Maine was indicted on charges of attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault for allegedly slicing the throat of a woman during an argument in February. Quashay Phillips, 24, allegedly used a 3- to 4-inch-long knife to slash the […]
2019
Posted inThe Forecaster
Gray Road in Falmouth to close for construction
FALMOUTH — A section of Gray Road between Mountain Road and Eastern Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, Sept. 9. During the week-long closure, residents will still have access and local businesses will still be open and accessible, according to town officials. School buses will also still run, although there may be […]
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Yarmouth offers free week at transfer station
YARMOUTH — Free Disposal Week will be held Sept. 7-15 at the transfer station, 659 East Main St. Residents must display a special window sticker to access the facility. Specialty items accepted will include household electronics, tires, building materials from home improvement projects and other miscellaneous items. Fees will be assessed for some types of […]
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Portland mayor faces three challengers in November
Voters in November will also elect city councilors, School Board members and a member of the Peaks Island Council.
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Arrest made in Portland burglaries
PORTLAND — Police have made an arrest in a string of burglaries over the last month. Tim Toun, 30, of Portland, was arrested Aug. 22 in connection to nine burglaries in the city between July 20 and Aug. 20. According to a press release from Lt. Robert Martin of the Police Department, Toun was arrested […]
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Rep. Pingree, deputy FDA commissioner hear ideas for reducing food waste
SCARBOROUGH — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree convened a roundtable of local business owners and nonprofit leaders Monday to discuss ways to reduce food waste, highlighted in a recent United Nations report as a source of 8 to 10 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. Pingree, accompanied by Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food safety at the […]
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Teen indicted on murder, conspiracy charges in Litchfield death
AUGUSTA — One of three teenage boys charged in the strangulation and stabbing death of a Litchfield woman last year was indicted on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges. William Smith, who was 15 at the time of the April 22, 2018, death of 47-year-old Kimberly Mironovas, was indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury late last […]
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Deering High principal who resigned last week is now superintendent in Brewer
Gregg Palmer, who left the Portland high school as officials looked into a drop in enrollment, started work Tuesday as head of the Brewer School Department.
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Bike coalition director steps down
PORTLAND — John Williams, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, is stepping down this month to focus on his recovery from open-heart surgery last April. “I need to take some time to fully recover, and the coalition needs an executive director who can be fully devoted to its mission,” Williams said. Williams will […]
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Humanities council gets $100K grant
PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council last week received $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funding will support “2020: Bicentennial Vision for Maine Past, Present, and Future,” a project that, according to the NEH, includes scholar-facilitated reading and discussion sessions, a speakers bureau, and a “theater of Ideas” that explore the history […]