U.S. Route 202 closed for hours after person threatens to shoot police officer.
December 2014
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine heating oil prices drop another 7 cents
Prices ranged from $3.24 to $2.32 per gallon.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
One co-founder of Portland’s Irish theater killed, another injured in Mass. crash
Susan Reilly of South Portland dies in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday, while her husband, Tony Reilly, has lost a leg and is hospitalized.
Posted inLifestyle, Nation & World, News
Sony, YouTube streaming ‘The Interview’; two Maine theaters to show it
The expanded access comes one day after Sony said it would release the film into theaters.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mayor calls for calm after fatal police shooting of teenager in Missouri
A protest after the shooting turns violent, but Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins says the incident can’t be compared with the shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Nature Conservancy expands a northern Maine hardwood forest preserve
The acquisition adds more than 6,000 acres to the Upper St. John River Forest Reserve.
Posted inBusiness
As U.S. jobless claims decline, 2014 shapes up as best year for hiring since 1999
The average number of applications for benefits has plummeted 16 percent in the past year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Christmas Eve for many: Warm, windy and not white
Still, more than 225 flights are canceled in the U.S.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Favorite restaurants for 2014
You’ll want to try these out in 2015
Posted inBooks, Lifestyle
OFF RADAR: An explosion of writers
Dana Wilde tries to keep up with local literary offerings