Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
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Portland police release description, photo of gas station armed robber
They ask for anyone with information about Tuesday night’s robbery on Forest Avenue to contact police.
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High-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
Thomas and Shannon Bard, who owned Zapoteca in Portland and face a civil judgments in the tens of thousands, could face jail time and fines of $5,000 to $20,000.
Posted inFood & Dining, Life & Culture, Religion and Values
Persian New Year: Baha’i couple mark Nowruz with food, fasting and community service
Parivash Rohani and her family are among as many as 300 million people worldwide who celebrate the Persian New Year.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Parivash Rohani’s recipes for Persian New Year
The Portland resident shares some traditional dishes.
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Portland gas station robbed by man with handgun
Police say the man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after the holdup in the Riverton neighborhood.
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Portland superintendent looks to cut proposed tax hike in half
The reductions could require increasing class sizes, closing island schools, charging students to play sports and eliminating some assistant principals.
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Maine on track to get grazed by another nor’easter
Portland could get 3 or 4 inches of snow beginning Wednesday night, bit it will melt quickly, the National Weather Service says.
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Renowned chef and her husband, former owners of Zapoteca, indicted on theft charges
Shannon Bard and husband Thomas are accused of theft by deception and negotiating a worthless instrument.
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Owner of J’s Oyster in Portland gets 4 months in jail for failing to pay Maine taxes
Cynthia Brown also must pay $1.3 million in restitution for failing to turn over most of her sales taxes to the state and for not paying her personal and corporate income tax over seven years.