The blaze, ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric’s crumbling electrical grid, nearly wiped out the entire town of Paradise.
June 2020
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Mental health, Riverview officials criticize Cumberland County pepper spray incident
A patient being transported from Cumberland County Jail to Riverview Psychiatric Center was pepper sprayed, and the spray was not properly washed off prior to arrival at Riverview, officials said.
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Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Tiz the Law is class of Belmont field, Triple Crown favorite
Tiz the Law looks every bit like the best 3-year-old in the world and is the Triple Crown favorite, even with the races being run out of their normal order.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Woodstock man seeks to have evidence tossed from manslaughter case
John Rioux-Poulios is charged in the death of John Pikiell, 70, of Norway, whose car was rear-ended.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Opponents of net metering threaten Maine’s solar projects, state officials say
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Phil Bartlett say a group is trying to interfere with a state program that promotes clean energy.
Posted inNation / World
Near Trump’s rally site, black Tulsa lives with fiery, deadly legacy
After generations of determined public silence on a massacre long referred to by white Tulsans dismissively as a race ‘riot’, black and white Tulsans increasingly are trying to tell the story of Black Wall Street, including its deadly end.
Posted inMaine
VIDEO: Maine Wildlife Park opens for the season
The Maine Wildlife Park opened Monday, June 15, for the season. But this season, it looks a little bit different.
Posted inNews
Woolwich medical marijuana store burglarized twice in 2 weeks
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office said Holistic Alternatives was burglarized early Monday and there are suspects in the case.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Eastport hosts behemoth cruise ship sidelined indefinitely by coronavirus
The 800-foot ship towers 10 stories over the pier, and its 131 crew members must stay aboard.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County awards $161,781 in grants for economic development projects
The money will come from a tax-increment financing agreement with Helix Generation LLC’s wind energy facility.