Federal investigators cite a number of failures, including a mistake that paralyzed a patient. Hospital leaders say they’re fixing the issues.
2019
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Judge to decide if he will recuse himself in Smollett case
CHICAGO — A judge is to rule next week on whether he will recuse himself from a request to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate how Chicago’s top prosecutor handled actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal case. Retired Illinois appellate judge Sheila O’Brien is pushing for the review of Cook County State’s Attorney’s Kim Foxx’s office, which […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Greater Portland Landmarks appoints new executive director
Sarah Hansen will join the organization in June as the longtime outgoing director prepares to retire.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
HBO to air ‘Gilded Age’ series from ‘Downton Abbey’ creator
Set in late 19th-century America, the 10-episode series will focus on an orphaned young woman who gets swept up in the lives of the rich.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Pittston man charged with OUI after crashing into Damon’s Sunoco in Randolph
Joseph Daly-Rancourt, 24, was arrested after the truck he was driving hit buildings on Water Street before overturning and coming to rest at the gas station.
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The Band Perry comes to Port City Music Hall with a harder edge
The family act, playing in Portland Thursday, has evolved since its early country hits.
Posted inMaine, News
After yearlong delay, new Fiberight waste-to-energy plant fires up residential garbage processor
The plant started taking in waste last week even as key officials from the group representing towns’ interests in the facility have stepped down.
Posted inBusiness
Beyond Meat fattens up as shares rise in IPO
Beyond Meat has never made an annual profit, but its IPO shares sold briskly on the NASDAQ.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
New York man, woman accused of trying to burn home in Richmond to collect drug debt
Todd Dickson, 26, and Joris Gomez, 25, were arrested Wednesday on arson, burglary, theft and heroin trafficking charges. On Tuesday, a resident of the Richmond home was arrested on heroin trafficking charges.
Posted inBusiness
Car-sharing apps’ popularity drives debate about taxes
A battle is heating up in Arizona and some three dozen other states over how to regulate car-sharing.