Police are looking for the man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy at 290 Congress St. on Sunday afternoon.
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Posted inMaine, News
Driver injured, traffic tied up as truck’s load smashes into turnpike overpass
A construction lift being transported on a flatbed trailer crashed into the bottom of overpass on Monday morning, briefly shutting down all northbound lanes.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Judge weighs bail for Epstein as accusers urge that he stay locked up
The 2 women stood just feet from where the wealthy financier was seated in court as they asked a federal judge to reject a request by Epstein’s lawyers that he remain under house arrest.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Georgia man is 11th U.S. tourist death in Dominican Republic
Tracy Jerome Jester Jr. of Forsyth County died March 17 of ‘respiratory illness’ while on vacation, his mother says.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Connecticut investigating novelist Wally Lamb’s inmate writing program
Connecticut’s Correction Department is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed by some of the participants.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Uncategorized
Screening machine error at jetport leads to flight delays
Nearly 200 checked bags fail to be loaded on flights after security screening machines shut down.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Turner man dead after Sunday morning crash
Police say speed was a factor in the single vehicle crash.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Trump is truly America’s Bigot-in-Chief
President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a repugnant place, and no one would want the thankless task of having to weed through all his bitter, bigoted ramblings to determine which are the most offensive. But a three-tweet thread early Sunday morning — in which he wrote that the four progressive House Democrats who call themselves […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
The administration’s new rule would make asylum seekers who pass through another country first ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Four people injured – one critically – in Route 1 crash in Woolwich
A rented cargo van appears to have crossed the centerline and struck three other vehicles, police say.