An Army general who carried on a three-year affair with a captain and had two other inappropriate relationships with subordinates was reprimanded and docked $20,000 in pay.
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AIRE Theater Celebrates 10 Years
Susan and Tony Reilly celebate their 10th year operating the American Irish Repertory Ensemble in Portland.
Gov. Paul LePage delivers petitions to be on November ballot
Gov. Paul LePage personally delivers petitions to be on November ballot on Friday March 14, 2014. He and a group of supporters brought them to the Secretary of State’s office in the Cross Building in Augusta.
Bridge stays up
The New Sharon Bridge failed to fall with the help of explosive charges Thursday.
Backcountry Avalanche Risk Grows
Heavy snowfall and strong winds in the past month have fueled dangerous conditions in mountains across the West.
About the author
Bridget Mullen is a resident of Alna and is the director of a Maine TRIO/Upward Bound program.
Portland's Old Port Festival grows to 3 days, adds art walk, rides
PORTLAND — Once the celebration of a neighborhood rebound near the city waterfront, the 41st annual Old Port Festival will cut a wide swath through and above the peninsula for three days next month. Up in the sky, a 90-foot gondola ride patterned after the London Eye will tower over the parking lot outside DiMillo’s […]
Cumberland Republicans compete in state House District 45 primary
CUMBERLAND — Two Republican candidates are competing in a June 10 primary in Maine House District 45. Joseph Kumiszcza, of Middle Road, and Michael Timmons, of Bruce Hill Road, seek the GOP nod in the district. The winner will face Dale Denno, a Main Street Democrat, in the November election. The candidates are running for […]
Winner of Democratic primary for Cumberland County sheriff could be unopposed in November
PORTLAND — With no Republican, Green, independent, or write-in candidates on the June 10 ballot, the Democratic primary election for Cumberland County sheriff is shaping up as a winner-take-all affair matching two law enforcement veterans. An independent candidate could file to run by June 2. Incumbent Kevin Joyce, 51, of Standish, is seeking a second […]
On the border between life, art
Art and reality are nearly indistinguishable in the early phases of this rainy-day painting by Portland artist Peter Rolfe on Friday at Falmouth Road in Falmouth. The daffodils were planted more than two decades ago by homeowner Bonita Marchetti to honor her deceased mother. Since then, she has added more daffodils to memorialize other friends who […]