Some 20,000 U.S. citizens and residents were expected to take part in this year’s hajj.
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Posted inMaine, News
Teenager from Freeport dies in swimming mishap in Saco River
Steel Crawford, 17, let go of a rope swing over the river at Pleasant Point Park in Buxton, landed awkwardly and never resurfaced, officials say.
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Posted inMaine, News
Tractor-trailer rollover cleared from Maine Turnpike spur in Falmouth
Speed and distracted driving cited as likely factors in the crash that blocked the Exit 11 ramp off I-295 southbound for 4 hours and disrupted traffic traffic Friday afternoon, the Maine State Police say.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Portland center gets $1.4 million to help Mainers living with HIV/AIDS
The renewal of a federal grant ensures money for the Frannie Peabody Center for another 3 years.
Posted inNation & World
Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control
For decades, Wayne LaPierre has weathered a series of political storms at the helm of the National Rifle Association.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump claims support for stronger background checks, at odds with Republican statements
Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is Senate majority leader, underscores the difficulty of reaching consensus on gun-control issues.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland condo developer must buy ‘air rights’ to complete project
In an uncommon arrangement, the developer of upscale condos on Franklin Street must purchase rights from the city to build bay windows that overhang a public right of way.
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Midcoast Community Calendar: Aug. 16-24
Midcoast Benefits Saturday 8/24 “Save a Stray 5K,” Midcoast Humane’s run and 1-mile walk fundraiser & festival, L.L.Bean’s Discovery Park, Freeport. Followed by Dog Days of August, with K-9 demos, Ask-a-Vet, food trucks, contests, low-cost vaccination clinic, SaveAStray5K.org, 449-1366, ext. 110. Books/Authors Popham Beach Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday in August. Thursday 8/22 Sci-Fi Poetry […]
Posted inTimes Record
Regulators to consider CMP’s offer of customer compensation along with request for rate hike
Describing Central Maine Power’s proposal to establish a $6 million compensation fund for customers as unprecedented, the Maine Public Utilities Commission said it will take up the matter with CMP’s request for a rate hike, which is expected to be addressed around the end of the year. CMP has offered to put $6 million into […]
Posted inTimes Record
Judge orders company sued in lobster embezzlement scheme to pay $4.5 million
A federal judge Thursday ordered a company allegedly created to help facilitate a scheme to steal lobsters to pay a civil judgment of more than $4.5 million. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Sea Salt, a Saco restaurant and lobster wholesaler, against a former employee and part owner over lobsters allegedly shipped off […]