The arrest of a New York man in June who police say was a major supplier led to the recent arrests of the local pair, police say.
2016
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
AdvancePierre, maker of Barber Foods products, files initial public offering
The company, which employs about 300 in Portland, hopes to raise nearly $500 million to pay off part of a $1.3 billion loan.
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Posted inMaine, News
Family of Cassidy Charette, teen killed in 2014 hayride crash, sues farm owner
The Oakland teenager ‘s family is suing the owner of Harvest Hill Farm in Mechanic Falls, where the October 2014 crash took place.
Posted inLifestyle
Watershed’s Salad Days welcomes artists from around the country
Event set for Saturday in Newcastle.
Posted inNation & World, News
Obama plans to keep about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan
A Taliban resurgence has led the White House to rethink its exit strategy.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump praises Saddam Hussein for killing terrorists ‘so good’
He has previously said the world would be ‘100 percent better’ if dictators like Hussein and Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi were still in power.
Posted inNation & World, News
British inquiry says Iraq War decision was a failure on many levels
Although the report is sharply critical, it is unclear if it will satisfy the toughest critics, who have called for war crimes charges to be brought against Tony Blair.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. investigates fatal shooting of black man by white Baton Rouge officer
An autopsy shows Alton Sterling, 37, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back.
Posted inNation & World, News
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for 2013 murder
Critics say the jail term for killing his girlfriend is too lenient, while the judge calls him a ‘fallen hero.’
Posted inEditorials
Our Opinion: Maine can’t wait to address senior housing shortage
Gov. Paul LePage is standing in the way of the one proven fix to a difficult problem.