PORTLAND — Federal prosecutors will recommend that prominent developer and entrepreneur Michael Liberty serve six months in jail or under home arrest for illegally masking $22,500 donations to a presidential campaign. Liberty, 56, earlier this year pleaded guilty to making $22,500 in illegal campaign contributions, which court documents indicate benefited Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s […]
2017
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Gov. Paul LePage rips newspapers in veto of bill that would harm newspapers
AUGUSTA, Maine — A heavier flow of bills moving to the floors of the legislative chambers means more vetoes from the all-time champion in that statistic: Gov. Paul LePage. The House of Representatives will vote on whether to override another five vetoes today, including one of a bill that would actually hurt Maine newspapers, which sit […]
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Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent Congress a $4.1 trillion federal spending plan that promises faster economic growth and steep cuts to programs for the poor in a bid to balance the government’s books over the next decade. The proposed 2018 budget immediately came under attack by Democrats, and even some GOP […]
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Local comedian Mark Turcotte appearing at NYC’s Gotham Comedy Club
Tonight, while the rest of us are probably not doing anything nearly this fun, Lewiston’s Mark Turcotte will be doing stand-up comedy on stage at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City — the same club that regularly hosts names like Seinfeld, Rock, Silverman and Chappelle. Q: How did you catapult from performing […]
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Brazilian dance troup in residence in Norway
Free shows, instructioncultural exchange NORWAY — The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Dance Group from Natal, Brazil, will be in residence with Cottage Street Creative Exchange in Norway, from Thursday, May 25, through Tuesday, June 6. All are welcome to get to know the dancers and their director. Most all classes, and all rehearsals […]
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Standish dad sentenced to 15 years for death of infant son
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine father who caused the death of one of his premature twins by violently shaking him is going to prison for 15 years. A judge imposed the sentence Tuesday on Eugene “Charlie” Martineau of Standish, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter under an agreement in which a murder charge was dropped. […]
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What’s that fowl smell? Truck spills chicken parts in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — There’s a fowl smell wafting through Maine’s largest city. Police say a truck carrying chicken parts malfunctioned, spilling gallons of poultry bits onto a Portland street early Tuesday. Residents dealt with a foul smell from the area, and motorists drove through the spill site before it was cleared. Police closed off […]
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Stephen King calls Islamic State ‘rogue cult’ on Twitter
ISIS: A rogue cult that has substituted superstition and murder for spirituality. Every bombing hastens the day when they will be no more. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 23, 2017 BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Horror author Stephen King says Islamic State is a “rogue cult” and that the group’s bombings will eventually lead to its […]
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Da Capo opens Brick Church summer season
LOVELL — Da Capo, a talented group of singers from the Mt. Washington Valley, led by Mary Bastoni and accompanied by John Waldie opens the summer concert season at The Brick Church at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 2. The group is performing a new repertoire of jazz standards, Broadway tunes, rock and pop hits including […]
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Slade original part of art group sale
Exhibit, sale also includesworks inspired by Slade NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group announces the exhibit and sale of paintings inspired by Duncan E. Slade, including a major original: “Early Spring Fore Street (1990)” by Slade himself, as part of this year’s Norway Arts Festival theme “Celebrating Duncan E. Slade.” The exhibit will open […]