SOUTH PORTLAND — Nordstrom, the Seattle-based high-end fashion and accessories retailer, will open its first store in Maine this spring at the Maine Crossing Shopping Center off Running Hill Road. A 30,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack will be built in the space formerly occupied by clothing retailer Old Navy. According to a Nordstrom news release, Nordstrom Rack […]
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Maine board denies law license sought by F. Lee Bailey
YARMOUTH — F. Lee Bailey, a longtime attorney who has represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, was denied a bid to practice law in Maine. Bailey’s partner, Deborah Elliot of Yarmouth, on Wednesday said Bailey is appealing the ruling. She referred further questions about the case to Bailey’s attorney, Peter DeTroy. […]
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'It's about our future': Same-sex couples make marriage history in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Katherine Wilder and Margaret O’Connell first talked about getting married in 2009, but they didn’t know how to make that happen until it became a legal possibility in Maine on Dec. 29, 2012. Wilder and O’Connell, accompanied by their dog Blue, were one of the first same-sex couples to get married in Brunswick on […]
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Special election draws 3 candidates for Topsham Board of Selectman
TOPSHAM — Three residents, all candidates in recent elections, are vying for the Board of Selectmen seat being vacated by state Rep. Andrew Mason. Mason was elected in November in House District 60. The special election to replace him will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15. Jean Wolkens of Meadow Road, who was defeated by Mason […]
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Harpswell selectmen OK waste disposal contract
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen held an abridged meeting Dec. 28 after a snowstorm forced the closure of all town facilities the day before. And because of the meeting’s short duration, the board scheduled another meeting on Thursday, Jan. 3, to act on remaining agenda items. The regular meeting schedule resumes Jan. 10. Among […]
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No bombs found in Portland transit hub scare
PORTLAND — A man who said he was carrying two bombs prompted the evacuation of the Portland Transportation Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 1. Police later arrested the man and found he had no explosives. Police said Rodney Jewell, 44, of Portland, walked into the bus and train station about 6:30 a.m. and allegedly told […]
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Yarmouth woman's body recovered from Rangeley Lake
YARMOUTH — Game wardens on Monday recovered the body of a 45-year-old Yarmouth woman who drove a snowmobile into open water on partially ice-covered Rangeley Lake Sunday evening. Dawn Newell was riding a snowmobile on the lake at about 7 p.m. Sunday, when the ice gave way and she went under, according to the Maine […]
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'Frugal' local budgets dictate employee salaries
PORTLAND — Elected officials and public employees in greater Portland didn’t get rich on their wages during 2012, but some individuals came closer than others. The information was compiled by The Forecaster, which obtained the names and annual compensation of the highest-paid officials or employees in 14 cities and towns. The newspaper asked each community […]
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Local protagonists: No simple cure for gun violence
YARMOUTH — A man carrying a loaded assault rifle through downtown Portland on Christmas Eve prompted dozens of calls to police and was quickly condemned by virtually every group involved in gun and public safety issues, including gun advocates. Jeff Weinstein, a Yarmouth resident and president of the Maine Gun Owners Association, said the man’s […]
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Lifelong Chebeague Island resident turns 102
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The numbers 1 and 2 have had some significance lately for Raymond Hamilton: he turned 102 on the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year of the 21st century. Hamilton, who was 6 when the U.S. entered World War I, has lived in the same South Road home for […]