The investigation centers around the information competing colleges and universities share with each other about early admissions students.
2018
Two taken to hospital after 3-car crash on Route 302 in Windham
The pileup forced Windham police to close part of the roadway for about an hour Thursday afternoon.
Police trying to identify man whose skeletal remains were found in Falmouth woods
Maine State Police say the remains found Sunday belonged to an adult male and investigators are following leads in missing persons reports.
Map: Police in Greater Portland investigating string of armed robberies
Police in Greater Portland communities are investigating 15 armed robberies in 24 days, including four in a little over 24 hours this week. A suspect was arrested and charged with one of the robberies – the April 7 holdup in Gorham – but police have said the others appear to be connected to each other, […]
Deering student, an asylum seeker, sues over exclusion from national poetry contest
Allan Monga, who is from Zambia and who earned a place in the national Poetry Out Loud competition, was disqualified because of his immigration status.
South Portland council rejects oil companies’ request for waiver from pesticide ordinance
Councilors and those speaking during public comment say the companies should have approached the city before the eve of the ordinance’s enactment.
Vassalboro couple loses mobile home to fire of unknown cause
Ron and Sandra Goguen’s 5-week-old kitten is believed to have perished in the blaze at China Lake Park, off U.S. Route 2, as the couple was out delivering Meals on Wheels.
In region gripped by spate of armed robberies, tension escalates with four holdups in 25 hours
After the 15th such crime since March 20 – at an Amato’s on Wednesday night in Brunswick – police fear more confrontations between robbers and store employees could breed violence.
Pension funding for state employees hit record shortfalls, report finds
A Pew Charitable Trust report finds there was a gap of about $1.4 trillion between assets and obligations.