PORTLAND — Portland police have issued several citations for possession of small amounts of marijuana despite a city ordinance legalizing recreational use of the drug. Portland in 2013 became the first city on the East Coast to pass an ordinance legalizing the drug. But the Portland Press Herald reports that police issued nearly two dozen […]
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Portland elects Ethan Strimling as mayor, rejects $15 minimum wage
PORTLAND — There’s going to be a new mayor. Portland residents have chosen Ethan Strimling as the mayor of Maine’s largest city. Strimling defeated the city’s first elected mayor, incumbent Michael Brennan, along with Green Independent party leader Tom MacMillan. Strimling won with 51 percent of the vote on Tuesday. Brennan and Strimling sparred about […]
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H.S. Basketball: MPA puts tourney broadcasts up for bid
Maine’s high school basketball tournament will have a new television and internet home in February. Maine Principals’ Association executive director Dick Durost announced Tuesday morning that Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) will not carry or stream the regional semifinals or championships this winter. Durost added that bids to broadcast those games, as well as the […]
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Maine SOS says filming signature gathering at polls not illegal
PORTLAND — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Tuesday morning he has received several reports of a group videotaping signature gatherers and signers at polling locations but said there is nothing illegal about it. Dunlap said he has warned several people making the videos that they should be careful about showing details of people’s signatures […]
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Portland ordered to pay $56,000 to Planned Parenthood protesters
PORTLAND — A failed attempt to limit where anti-abortion activists could gather on Congress Street has become costly for the city. An Oct. 8 agreement in U.S. District Court requires the city to pay $56,500 in legal fees to the five plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in February 2014. The agreement also requires the city to […]
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Lewiston is Maine’s safest city when it comes to crime
While Lewiston hasn’t transformed into Andy Griffith’s “Mayberry,” Police Chief Michael Bussiere is proud of the progress his city is making when it comes to violent crime. The city, after all, has a persistent — if inaccurate — reputation for being a dangerous place. In reality, the larger of Maine’s Twin Cities is actually the […]
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Regan N. Kauf
1999 – 2015 PORTLAND — Regan N. Kauf, 16, of Bethel passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a valiant battle with the complications of leukemia. Regan was born in Carbondale, Ill., on April 15, 1999, the daughter of Steven and Kristie (Dilley) Kauf and was in her junior year […]
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Gary R. Sandell
1953 – 2015 FAYETTE — Gary R. Sandell, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 17, after a long period of declining health. He was born Dec. 3, 1953, in Honolulu, Oahu, T.H., a son of Ormond H. and Doris M. Sandell (Waterhouse). He attended classes while living on various naval bases, graduated from Portland High School and […]
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Portland police chief says gun law change puts citizens, cops in danger
PORTLAND — The police chief for Maine’s largest city said Wednesday that a change in state law allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without permits in public will make the state a more dangerous place. “When this legislation goes into effect tomorrow — police officers and sheriffs around the state — their lives will be in […]
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John W. Walp
1941 – 2015 LEWISTON — John W. Walp, 73, of Jay died Sunday, Oct. 11, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Portland on Dec. 10, 1941, a son of John and Mary (Welch) Walp. He graduated high school in 1960, and enrolled in the U.S. Army. While […]