The message to be delivered to parishioners at St. Jude comes after a former priest with a history of transgressions is charged with assaulting a 9-year-old boy there in 1998.
2017
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Loophole in Portland ordinance invites demolitions on Munjoy Hill
Tearing down apartment buildings and replacing them with condos lets developers skirt a rule meant to protect affordable housing. Residents and city officials call for a fix.
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Posted inOp-Eds
Tom Waddell: Roy Moore and loose morals
The GOP’s defense of the Senate candidate from Alabama shows Evangelicals have lost their way.
Posted inCommunity
Cutt-it-out salon collects donated items for children
The donations will benefit Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mexican man acquitted in killing that sparked immigration debate
Candidate Donald Trump used the 2015 shooting of Kate Steinle by a man who had been deported five times to support his push for a wall on the Mexican border.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Happiest cities in U.S. include Portland-South Portland, but Boulder is tops, book says
Dan Buettner, whose last book detailed the lifestyles of the world’s longest-lived and healthiest people, teams up with researchers from National Geographic and Gallup to develop the national well-being index and rankings.
Posted inMaine
Casco fire destroys garage of former fire chief, closes Route 11 for hours
Two cars in the garage were destroyed.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Connecticut man pleads guilty to robberies in Bangor
Seth J. Blewitt was charged with robbing a TD Bank branch and a Dollar Tree store.