Sen. Chris Murphy evoked this week’s slaughter in Orlando and the 2012 massacre of children in his home state in his call for a vote on banning gun sales to suspected terrorists.
June 2016
Posted inMaine, News
Clinton voters solidly approve all budget items
Big-ticket items such as the fire and police budgets, as well as snowplowing and the transfer station, sailed through Tuesday as 362 residents voted.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winthrop school budget passes easily
The $11.22 million budget increased 4 percent from the current year.
Posted inPolitics
Winthrop independent announces run for Senate District 14
With Joseph Pietroski in the race, it will be a three-way contest with Republican Bryan Cutchen and Democrat Shenna Bellows.
Posted inMaine, News
Police divers to resume search for missing Scarborough man today
Matthew Foster, 23, was last seen in the Old Port on Friday night, and police dogs have tracked him to the Chandlers Wharf area.
Posted inMaine, News
Speeding, Augusta rotaries combine for fearful drive
The drivers I take issue with usually are going too fast for me to notice whether they are clutching a phone or toting a brewski, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inMaine, News
Greenfield man charged with manslaughter in crash that killed brother
Penobscot County sheriff’s detectives charge 22-year-old Nicolas Spencer with manslaughter in the Feb. 24 crash in Milford.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Jury picked for Claudia Viles trial
The case against the former Anson tax collector goes to trial Monday in Somerset County Superior Court, when the prosecutor said the amount of money the state believes Viles took from the Town Office will be revealed.
Posted inMaine, News
Chandler takes Richmond seat, Buck wins in Winthrop
In Tuesday’s referendum vote, the Winthrop school budget was validated 701-121.