PORTLAND — A Maine dermatologist is on trial on charges of taking more than $2.3 million in illegal medical deductions, illegally distributing prescription medications and fraudulently writing prescriptions for a woman who wasn’t a patient. Dr. Joel Sabean pleaded not guilty in federal court in Portland last year. The woman testified in court Wednesday that […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Bonny Eagle (8-0) (2) The Scots had the confidence to go for the two-point conversion down by one at home to Thornton. It worked, and now the Scots get homefield advantage in the playoffs. 2. Thornton Academy (7-1) (1) A win over Bonny Eagle would have set up a possible playoff rematch at home […]
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Portland man goes out on a limb for performance art
PORTLAND — A man arrested for blocking traffic in Maine while dressed as an evergreen tree says the public display was intended to be performance art. Asher Woodworth tells the Portland Press Herald his embodiment of a tree inching across a busy downtown Portland intersection was designed to reflect a contrast in the “energies of […]
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Portland police arrest man dressed as tree while blocking traffic
Police have arrested a man dressed as tree for blocking traffic on Congress Street…as God is my witness. pic.twitter.com/VUFQY6Vyv0 — TVTEDDY (@TVTEDDY) October 24, 2016 On Monday, Asher A. Woodworth draped himself in evergreen branches and sauntered into a busy intersection in the city’s downtown. Braving afternoon traffic, the 30-year-old Portland native slowly crept through […]
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Portland landlord found not guilty in fatal fire
PORTLAND — A property owner was acquitted Friday of manslaughter in a building fire that killed six people but was convicted of a code violation in converted attic rooms described by prosecutors as “death traps.” Gregory Nisbet was found not guilty of the most serious charges of manslaughter, which carry a penalty of up to […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Golden Trojans finished up their regular-season home slate with a blowout win over South Portland, scoring 60-plus points for the first time since week two. Now comes a road clash at Bonny Eagle. 2. Bonny Eagle (7-0) (2) The Scots put up 58 points on Sanford last week, and now enter a week-eight battle-of-the-unbeatens […]
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Portland grocer maintains innocence in food stamp fraud investigation
PORTLAND — The attorney for a Maine business owner accused of food stamp fraud says he should be afforded the “time-honored American tradition of the presumption of innocence.” Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday called attention to a federal investigation into allegations that the man pocketed thousands under a cash-back scheme involving food stamps. An […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Golden Trojans’ muscles were fully flexed in a 48-0 win over Massabesic. Next comes a home finale against 2-4 South Portland before a clash at Bonny Eagle. 2. Bonny Eagle (6-0) (2) The Scots went on the road and handled inter-region rival Windham 38-10. The Scots finish with two at home, against solid Sanford […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Oxford Hills/Buckfield shuts out Deering
PORTLAND — Connor Truman scored from one yard out with 31 seconds remaining to cap off a 14-0 road win for Oxford Hills/Buckfield in a Class A football game against Deering (2-4) at Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Ryland VanDecker opened the scoring with an 8-yard run early in the second quarter for the Vikings (3-3). […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: The International Cryptozoology Museum fits more weird, more Wessie
PORTLAND — It’s the only place in the world to find the long, elegant dart gun Roger Patterson planned to use to drop Bigfoot in California after first famously catching it — allegedly — on tape. The only place with a little swatch displayed as a piece of the actual screen window the Fouke Monster poked its […]