Maine Municipal Association spokesman Eric Conrad said he doesn’t know how common it is, but Winthrop is not the first place where an audit has turned up off-the-books accounts using the municipality’s tax identification number.
October 2013
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Man who shot intruder in Rome has history of violence
Richard Duffy, 48, who shot and killed Christopher Dennison, 44, of Livermore Falls Saturday during a home invasion, has a history of violence, but that might not matter when it comes to defending one’s home against an intruder, according to criminal defense attorneys.
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Bikers beat NYC driver who ran blockade
One biker is seriously injured as the SUV driver and his family try to outrun the motorcyclists.
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Fairfield horse killed by encephalitis, officials confirm
Eastern equine encephalitis, a disease that can be transmitted to humans by means of a mosquito bite, has killed a horse in Fairfield.
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Insurance markets open to surge of new customers
A combination of high demand and technical glitches seemed to overwhelm the online system early in the day.
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Israel’s Netanyahu: We will not let Iran get nuclear weapons
An Iranian diplomat responds: ‘Unlike Israel, Iran would not and did not attack any country.’
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High-speed chase starts, leaves and ends in Maine
The chase started when police pulled over a Newfield man who had several outstanding warrants.
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Tourists find sites barricaded on National Mall
Trash pickup has also ceased on the National Mall and in downtown Washington parks.
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Portland buses to carry advertisements that back legalizing marijuana
The ads, which claim the drug is safer than alcohol, draw sharp criticism from anti-drug groups.
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Riverview worker says patient punched, stabbed her
Mark P. Murphy, 47, is on trial, charged with aggravated assault and assault following the March attack.