PORTLAND — The family and friends of a missing woman from Scarborough gathered in downtown Portland on Friday to pray for her return, or at least an answer to the mystery of her disappearance. “There’s a lot of support right here,” said Lorraine Ela as nearly 100 people filled Congress Square. Ela’s daughter, 22-year-old Megan Waterman, […]
John Richardson
Portland Press Herald
John Richardson is the managing editor for the Portland Press Herald.
Woman robs Biddeford CVS
BIDDEFORD — A woman robbed a Biddeford CVS Pharmacy Friday afternoon after claiming her boyfriend was in the store with a weapon. The woman went to the pharmacy counter, requested OxyContin and made the threat about an armed boyfriend. She was given the medication and left. No weapon was seen or displayed. The suspect is […]
State gets 29 pot dispensary applications
The Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services in the Department of Health and Human Services plans to review the applicants and award eight licenses on July 9.
Health law impact on businesses a mystery
A task force trying to help companies and nonprofits understand the benefits has little to go on so far.
Portland rejects temporary banon medical marijuana dispensary
City councilors reject a moratorium after critics say a delay would be inhumane.
Portland rejects moratorium on pot dispensaries
Advocates and patients said the proposal would keep needed medication away from suffering and severely ill people.
Making varicose veins vanish
A new procedure promises to provide relatively quick relief from the condition
Smoking rates rise again for teenagers
Maine officials hope to use a $750,000 federal grant to recapture what had been ‘a real success story.’
Portland city councilor pans moratorium on medical pot
A planned six-month hold on medical marijuana dispensaries ‘is wrong,’ says David Marshall.
Maine may limit use of BPA
The DEP is recommending that bisphenol-A, or BPA, be banned from use in reusable food and beverage containers such as baby bottles and water bottles sold in the state.