SOUTH PORTLAND – Carole Orem-Hough, age 55, of South Portland, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland, before Judge George Z. Singal, to committing health-care fraud, U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Tuesday. According to court records, from September 2008 to September 2011, Orem-Hough was a licensed psychologist doing business as Casco […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Give me an F
I was educated in Maine public schools. Here’s what I learned: My fourth-grade teacher explained to my class why the best way to settle the civil rights unrest then gripping the nation was racial segregation. “Having white and colored separated is the way it’s supposed to be,” she said. “It works in all big cities.” […]
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Prom-night patrols bust Cape Elizabeth party
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cumberland County Underage Drinking Enforcement Task Force, a first-time initiative involving 20 officers from police departments all over Cumberland County, was on the lookout for prom after parties this weekend. Two parties, including one in Cape Elizabeth, were located and charges were filed. Neither of the parties was prom-related, police said. […]
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Prom-night patrols bust Cape Elizabeth party
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cumberland County Underage Drinking Enforcement Task Force, a first-time initiative involving 20 officers from police departments all over Cumberland County, was on the lookout for prom after parties this weekend. Two parties, including one in Cape Elizabeth, were located and charges were filed. Neither of the parties was prom-related, police said. […]
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Scarborough parents can meet high school principal candidate Tuesday
SCARBOROUGH – A final candidate has been chosen to become the new principal at Scarborough High School, although an actual job offer awaits the outcome of meetings Tuesday with parents, students and staff. Notices went out Friday to parents of students in each class advising of an opportunity to meet the candidate, David Creech, one […]
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Scarborough parents can meet high school principal candidate Tuesday
SCARBOROUGH – A final candidate has been chosen to become the new principal at Scarborough High School, although an actual job offer awaits the outcome of meetings Tuesday with parents, students and staff. Notices went out Friday to parents of students in each class advising of an opportunity to meet the candidate, David Creech, one […]
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Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database
PORTLAND – Unlike in most other states, there is no easily accessible way for diners in Maine to look up the inspection history of their favorite restaurant. The inspection reports maintained by the state’s Health Inspection Program are accessible only through a time-consuming and costly manual process. Last fall, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram […]
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Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins
Ron Poirier, who said he dumped chemicals as a young Marine at Camp Lejeune, dies of cancer.
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Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins
Ron Poirier, who said he dumped chemicals as a young Marine at Camp Lejeune, dies of cancer.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins
Ron Poirier, who said he dumped chemicals as a young Marine at Camp Lejeune, dies of cancer.