If guilty, Ali Ratib Daham and Abdul Kareem Daham face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Two brothers from Westbrook, Maine, are facing federal charges for operating massive welfare fraud at a grocery market. Acting U.S. attorney Richard Murphy said Tuesday that 40-year-old Ali Ratib Daham and […]
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Portland’s King Middle School to review dress code after protest
PORTLAND — A Maine sixth grader has prompted her middle school to review its dress code after her Instagram posts triggered widespread attention. Molly Neuner tells WSCH-TV she believes the dress code at Portland’s King Middle School is “unfair and sexist.” The code prohibits students from wearing “short or tight-fitting skirts or shorts” and also […]
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Bernie Sanders, DNC chair kick off cross-country tour in Maine
In this Nov. 17, 2016, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders gained roars of approval from a friendly crowd on Monday, April 17, 2017, as he called for a radical transformation of the Democratic Party into a grassroots movement founded on […]
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Judge sets bail for Anthony Sanborn 30 years after murder conviction
Anthony “Tony” Sanborn jr who was convicted of murder in -1989 is temporarily a free man. Judge to release him from prison on bail. pic.twitter.com/cpe9pNwvos — Sam Read (@SamWGME) April 13, 2017 PORTLAND — A judge has set bail for a Maine man who’s spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1989 murder and […]
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‘World War I and the Maine Experience’
PORTLAND — Nearly 100 years after he died, Harold T. Andrews’ name lives on throughout the city. The landmarks, plaques and portraits that bear his name are in focus again with the centennial of America’s official entry into World War I on April 6. Andrews, born on the West End, attended Portland High School and Bowdoin […]
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Area youth presenting Stations of the Cross
PORTLAND — Members of youth ministry and students at Maine Catholic schools will present the Living Stations of the Cross around the state leading up to Easter Sunday, April 16. The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. […]
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Maine airports want state to regulate Uber, Lyft
An Uber car drives through LaGuardia Airport in New York, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AUGUSTA (AP) — Portland and Bangor airport representatives say it’s time to regulate ride-booking companies that don’t have to pay the same fees as taxi drivers. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2ngxDlI) that Democratic Rep. Richard Farnsworth’s bill […]
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Pro baseball: Sea Dogs ready to spring into action
PORTLAND — Teddy is ready. Teddy Stankiewicz will be the Portland Sea Dogs’ opening-day starter Thursday — weather pending, of course — and he’s amped up to take the mound at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field against the Reading Fightin Phils. “It’s going to be absolutely amazing. We’ve been looking forward to this for a […]
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Portland officials set limits on short-term rentals
PORTLAND (AP) — Officials in Portland have passed rules that are aimed at preventing the city’s limited housing stock from being converted to short-term rentals. The City Council on Monday night voted to cap short-term rentals in non-owner-occupied homes, excluding the islands, at 300 units. The rules also require all hosts to pay fees to […]
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Sunday River Golf Club owner purchases assets for $700,000 at auction
NEWRY — The new owner of the Sunday River Golf Club, tangled up in a lawsuit with the club’s former owner over who owns the club, was the only bidder at an auction Wednesday afternoon to buy the club’s equipment and other assets, according to the Portland Press Herald. George Marcus, the attorney for Newry […]