The board is expected to vote Sept. 3 to decide whether to rescind a letter of support it wrote in 2017.
2019
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Petition seeking ranked-choice voting for more Portland offices falls short
But Fair Elections Portland did gather enough signatures on a separate petition to ask voters to create a local program to provide public financing to political campaigns.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine agriculture chief disappointed by USDA’s blueberry aid snub
Amanda Beal had called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to include wild blueberries in a program to help farmers hurt by trade disruption.
Posted inTimes Record
Man wearing a black mask robs Pittsfield pizzeria
Maine State Police say a man wearing a black mask and claiming to have a gun robbed a pizza shop in Pittsfield on Tuesday afternoon. State police said the man entered Richie’s Pizza on South Maine Street around midafternoon and told the clerk he was armed with weapon. No shots were fired and no one was injured. […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
U.S. has 501,000 fewer jobs than first reported
This is the sharpest downward revision in jobs totals since 2009.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Masked gunman holds up pizza shop in Pittsfield
Police are seeking information on the suspect in the robbery who was described as 5 foot 10 inches to 6 feet tall.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Obituaries
Dana McLean
WOOLWICH – Dana McLean, 66, of Woolwich passed away on August 13, 2019 at his home after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born in Bath to George McLean and Edna York McLean Loveitt on Nov. 4, 1952. Dana was a man of many talents. There wasn’t anything with a motor that he couldn’t fix […]
Posted inTimes Record
Sen. Carson appointed to Maine Climate Council
Sen. Brownie Carson, D-Harpswell, has been appointed to the Maine Climate Council by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash. “Climate change poses a dire threat to our future — as of this year, there is more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than at any other point in human history,” said Carson in a news release. “Establishing […]
Posted inTimes Record
Ankeles to host August public office hours
BRUNSWICK –Brunswick at-large town councilor Dan Ankeles will hold public office hours on Saturday from 9–10 a.m. at the tables by Wild Oats Bakery and Café inside the Tontine Mall downtown. “Even in a low-key month like August, there is still plenty to talk about,” said Ankeles in a news release. “Please stop by if you have any town-level issue you […]
Posted inTimes Record
‘Glamping’ comes to Maine
SANFORD – Camping brings thoughts of sunny, relaxing days, starry nights, and campfires. For those who pitch a tent or haul an RV, it means bringing everything with you, from pots and pans to towels and sleeping bags or bed linens, personal items and much more. For those who desire a get away that provides a camping […]
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