The Attorney General’s Office is in the process of hiring an additional prosecutor and paralegal.
2017
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Dogs, cats from hurricane-ravaged Virgin Islands need new homes in southern Maine
Seven dogs and 10 cats will be up for adoption at the Animal Refuge League starting Saturday morning, with more animals expected from Puerto Rico later.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Town of Starks to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Monday with events
Observances Monday replace traditional Columbus Day activities and include a tour of a Native American planting field, a potluck supper and a presentation by an instructor in Native American studies.
Posted inMaine, News
Manchester Grange to celebrate its 150th birthday Sunday
Maine humorist Gary Crocker is scheduled to perform.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta Salvation Army officer heads to help in native Puerto Rico
Lt. Anagelys Cruz has been assigned to hurricane relief work.
Posted inNews, Politics
New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Shea-Porter to retire
An an ally of Nancy Pelosi, she is a reliably liberal voice.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Oakland educator to serve as Fayette school chief
Joseph Mattos was selected as the new superintendent by the School Committee.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Loneliness is ‘epidemic,’ and work is partly to blame, ex-surgeon general says
In a new cover story in the Harvard Business Review, Vivek Murthy treats loneliness like a public health crisis, and the workplace as one of the primary places where it can get better – or worse
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine, News
Who’s that knocking at my door?
Really, it all begins with the iPhone, and then you have Walmart wanting to deliver groceries to your door, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Driver who hit, seriously injured Portland man was unlicensed, police say
The man was crossing the intersection at Washington Avenue and Presumpscot Street Thursday night.