PORTLAND (AP) — A day after thousands of counterprotesters chanted ant-Nazi slogans and upstaged a “free speech rally” in Boston, demonstrators have gathered in Portland, Maine, to oppose white supremacy. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2fXrYyg ) reported about 1,200 people took part in the Maine People’s Alliance event on Sunday. Rabbi Erica Asch of Temple […]
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Cool cars, motorcycles in abundance at Freedom Rally
LEWISTON — With his parents close by, Hunter Carey, not quite 3, stared at a rusted wrecker that looked like “Mader” in the Disney movie “Cars.” “He doesn’t talk,” the little boy said of the rusted truck with the license plate, “Tetnus.” He and his family were attending the Freedom Rally car and motorcycle show […]
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Group rallies for passenger rail to L-A and western Maine
AUBURN — If there’s one thing the politicians of Lewiston-Auburn agree on, it seems to be the notion that the Twin Cities should be the next place in Maine to enjoy passenger rail service. Bringing that service to downtown Lewiston-Auburn and expanding it west to Oxford County was the focus of a rally hosted by […]
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New England Forest Rally: Higgins builds early first-day lead
NEWRY — David Higgins seized an early lead and only expanded it as the day went on Friday in the first day of the New England Forest Rally. Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew started strong and sit atop the standings after the first day of action, which included three stages. The event continues Saturday with […]
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NAACP, other groups plan Portland ‘March to End Violence’ at 2 p.m. Sunday
PORTLAND — Several hundred people protesting the recent deaths of two black men by white police officers stopped traffic in the city’s busy downtown on Friday and another similar protest is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, said Rachel Talbot Ross, state director of the Maine NAACP. “The march is intended for those who want to […]
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Protesters rally for racial justice locally and nationally
Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways and marched into stores to protest a New York grand jury’s decision to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man. Tensions were already running high around the nation because of a grand jury’s decision last week to not indict […]
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Wildlife council to hold rally in Wilton
WILTON — The Maine Wildlife Conservation Council is holding a “Save our hunting heritage rally and pig roast” on Saturday, July 12, at the Wilton Lions Club/Legion Hall on Main Street. The rally is related to the Nov. 4 statewide referendum to ban bear baiting, trapping and hounding in Maine. The rally begins at 4 […]
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2,100-mile road rally kicks off from Maine
OGUNQUIT — A road rally with 115 vintage cars kicked off Saturday where drivers embarked on a nine-day drive to Florida in vintage vehicles, including a couple that looked like they were straight out of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Participants in the “Great Race” departed at timed intervals from Ogunquit traveling through New Hampshire and […]
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NYPD undercover officer accused of punching SUV window in biker melee
NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover police detective accused of punching out an SUV window during a motorcycle rally that descended into violence was unmasked Wednesday in a courtroom where he was confronted with serious assault charges. But Detective Wojciech Braszczok’s lawyer insisted he would be exonerated by the very video prosecutors say incriminates him […]
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Immigration reform rally to be held in cities across U.S.
MIAMI (AP) — Immigrants and their allies will march this weekend on Taylorville, Ill., in time for the annual chili fest. They’ll take a break from harvesting spuds to demonstrate in Boise, Idaho, and they’ll hold candles until dawn along the banks of Lake Hollingsworth near Orlando, Fla. In more than 150 cities around the […]