Police say a fire that destroyed a Northern Avenue apartment building last month was set by Stephen Cormier, 57. He has been charged with arson.
April 2013
Posted inNews, Politics
Earned-income tax break passes Senate
But the close vote suggests Democrats won’t be able to override a potential veto by the governor, who likely won’t see the bill until June.
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Posted inNews, Politics
House gives first OK to superintendent residency bill
The bill gives local school boards the power to override city charter requirements that superintendents must live in the city.
Posted inNews, Sports
Fired Rutgers basketball coach due $100K bonus
Mike Rice would not be collecting the bonus if he had been fired in December when the university first saw a video of him kicking and shoving players.
Posted inNews
Bath police charge 2 Portland men with threatening couple
Fadhil Alghazi, 51, and Ali K. Anthony, 41, were arrested following a 911 call that a couple were being threatened by two men with knives.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage vetoes bill to ban youth tanning
The sponsor’s goal was to protect teen health, but LePage vetoes the effort as ‘government run amok.’
Posted inBusiness
US halfway to Obama’s export-doubling goal
While economists and industry leaders still generally expect the ambitious target to be missed, impressive gains have surprised many.
Posted inSports
Coyotes call up Pirate forwards
The parent Phoenix Coyotes called up forwards Chris Brown and Chris Conner from the Portland Pirates following the trade Wednesday of three veteran forwards. Brown, a rookie from Flower Mound, Texas, has scored a team-high 25 goals and had 15 assists in 63 games with the Pirates. Conner, a veteran who has already appeared […]
Posted inNation & World, News
N. Korea’s Twitter account hacked amid tension
Hackers broke into at least two of North Korea’s government-run online sites Thursday, posting a crude photo of Kim Jong Un.
Posted inNews
Mass. boy in danger of losing arm after dog bite
The boy’s father said the dog has “territorial issues” and asked that it be removed from his home and euthanized.