In arguments Tuesday before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, an attorney for Donald Beauchene, 73, said he hasn’t been violent in nearly 40 years and should be let out of a state psychiatric hospital.
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Vision for Portland’s Eastern Waterfront coming to life
A series of proposals for a park, marina and buildings would turn under-used space into an active urban area.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
’13 Reasons Why’ stirs debate in Maine schools on issues surrounding suicide
The Netflix show’s critics say it romanticizes the subject as some Maine schools give parents tips on how to respond.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Portland taxi driver recounts knife attack by passenger
‘He just reached around and said, I’m gonna cut you,’ says Joe Kamysz, 60, of Gorham of the attack early Friday outside a strip club.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Westbrook brothers plead not guilty to welfare fraud
They are accused of using a Portland grocery store owned by the older brother to defraud the government in a cash-back scheme involving welfare benefits.
Posted inFood & Dining
Studying YouTube helped Vietnam native captivate Portland with popular pho
The owner of Pho Co. in the Public Market House gave herself a crash course in Vietnamese cooking as she prepared to move to Maine for love.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police quickly charge suspect in West End convenience store robbery
Police say Garlrenice Somnang Tek, 27, of Portland threatened and poked a knife at a store clerk.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
May Day rally in Portland takes aim at Trump immigration policies
More than 200 people turn out to protest detentions like that of Otto Morales-Caballeros of Naples, who was arrested on his way to work last month.
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Portland chefs Mike Wiley and Andrew Taylor win James Beard Award
The restaurateurs behind Eventide Oyster, The Honey Paw and Hugo’s win the coveted award following their third nomination.
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Gorham boy run over by family’s SUV in intensive care at Maine Med
Colton Stormont, 5, suffered a bruised lung, fractured ribs, two broken arms, and a fractured skull in the accident Saturday, his mother says.