Arrests 8/13 at 8:27 p.m. Tanisha Solomon, 41, of Old Campus Drive, Portland, was arrested by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Gray Road, and charged with operating after suspension and violation of conditions of release. 8/15 at 3:48 a.m. Jenny Becks, 53, of Gray Road, Falmouth, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke in Gray on a […]
2019
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Over Easy: In defense of smoking
Society tolerates some substances and doesn’t tolerate others, for reasons that seem ambiguous.
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Bail hearing set for Auburn man charged in fatal Walmart shooting
AUBURN — A judge is expected to hear arguments next month about whether a local man charged with murder in a shooting in the Walmart parking lot this month should be allowed bail. Gage Dalphonse, 21, is charged with intentional or knowing murder in the killing of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner. At the initial appearance of Dalphonse in Androscoggin […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Of Mississippi, marijuana and musk oxen
The road to good government runs through Greenland.
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Life Unwound: Kids as gurus
From the mouths of babes come invaluable lessons about joy and living life to the fullest.
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Here’s Something: Labor at root of life, liberty, happiness
Giving people money, rather than making them earn it, is false compassion.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings Aug. 28-Sept. 4
Wed. 8/28 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council PICC Tues. 9/3 5:30 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Wed. 9/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland 81 Free St. Wed. 9/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 9/4 5:30 p.m. City Council CH Wed. 9/4 5:30 p.m. Fort Gorges Public Forum EECC
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Press Herald Business Breakfast Forum: Commercial Real Estate
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Portland Public Library for a free panel discussion about Portland’s commercial real estate.
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: Aug. 29
Arrests 8/25 at 11:27 p.m. Kelly Jewett, 44, of Mill Road, North Yarmouth, was arrested by Cumberland County Sgt. Marc Marion in Gray, and charged with operating under the influence and domestic violence assault. Fire calls 8/11 at 8:21 p.m. Forest fire on Pemasong Lane in Yarmouth. 8/13 at 5:52 p.m. Smoke detector activation on […]
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Rumford man, 88, drowns when boat overturns in Livermore pond
LIVERMORE — Game wardens have identified the 88-year-old Rumford man who died Friday afternoon when the boat he was in overturned on Brettuns Pond near Route 108. Henry Zinck did not make it to shore, and witnesses found him unresponsive. Game wardens and EMS workers unsuccessfully tried CPR at the scene. He was not wearing a life […]