April 2019 – Page 167 – Centralmaine.com

Bill to address the gender pay gap heads to Mills’ desk

by Kevin Miller April 2, 2019April 3, 2019

Supporters say the measure addresses the discrepancy by prohibiting employers from asking about an applicant’s wage history.

Maine Commercial Real Estate

FEATURED PROPERTY: 611 Main St., South Portland

by MWC Bot April 2, 2019April 1, 2019

Thornton Heights Commons, combining Class A retail space and housing, is slated for fall occupancy.

Local & State

Franklin County officials plan to ask governor for help with jail funding

by Rachel Ohm April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Sheriff Scott Nichols is asking other county officials to join him in taking concerns about state tax caps on county jail funding to Gov. Janet Mills.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Augusta bicyclist pleads guilty to criminal threatening

by Keith Edwards April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Joshua A. Veilleux, accused of demanding money and threatening to stab a man outside Walgreens in Augusta, was sentenced Tuesday to 48 days in jail.

Local & State, News

Bill would protect domestic violence survivors from economic toll that abusers take

by Scott Thistle April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Advocates and survivors tell lawmakers that many women suffer lasting financial and emotional damage from abusers who manipulate the money in a relationship.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Driver who killed man at Sanford ball field is committed to Riverview

by Megan Gray April 2, 2019April 3, 2019

Carol Sharrow, 52, was charged with manslaughter and 14 other crimes related to the hit-and-run death last June of Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Vandals use BB gun to shoot windows of cars and homes in Portland

by Matt Byrne April 2, 2019April 3, 2019

Police are looking for whoever is responsible for shooting out numerous car and home windows with a BB gun or pellet gun over the last couple of months.