Kyle Fitzsimons asked to be released on bail while awaiting trial, but a judge cites video evidence from the riot in ordering him to remain in detention.
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Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoin students, faculty seek better anti-Asian violence response from college
Some Bowdoin College community members hope more long-term work will be done.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Regulators launch investigation into CMP’s handling of solar projects
The unanimous decision Tuesday follows an uproar over Central Maine Power’s warning that connecting solar projects to the grid may be more costly than expected.
Posted inNation & World
Memoir by Pence scheduled for 2023 release
Simon & Schuster says it also signed the former vice president to a second book but did not provide details.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, New England
Mainer pleads guilty to calling in bomb threats to a New Hampshire city hall
According to court documents and statements, City Hall workers received two calls on Feb. 3 stating there was a bomb inside the building.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Arts Calendar: April 14-24
Maine Jewish Museum auction Exhibits “Abstract Nature,” by Carol Eisenberg, Cove Street Arts, Portland, through April 24. “A Congregation of Birds,” through May 15 at Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Free, chocolatechurcharts.org/gallery for details and COVID-19 protocols. Art4Good, April 15, 22 and 29, focuses on how the arts can be used to make the world a […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
New South Portland superintendent wants to work with kids again
Tim Matheney, 54, has been working as a consultant since 2015, but misses being in the schools.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: A’s rally to beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 for 1st win of season
Mitch Moreland hits the winning RBI single for Oakland, which lost its first six games of the season.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Canucks say total of 25 – including 21 players – tested positive for COVID-19
All but three players on the team’s active roster are on the NHL’s COVID protocol list.
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Simone Grimes named chief financial officer at Acadia Insurance
NEW HIRES Simone Grimes has been appointed chief financial officer of Acadia Insurance in Westbrook. She succeeds Charlie Hamblen, who will retire later this year. Grimes has diverse senior leadership experience in the worlds of finance and insurance, previously working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then as a regional vice president at a national insurance carrier and most […]