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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 VOL. 3 NO. 165
Human remains found near St. John’s Street See News Briefs on page 3
PORTLAND, ME
See Christian MilNeil’s column on page 4
THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
City offi cials have delayed the installation of nearly 20 electronic parking meters until next spring while a federal investigation into meter supplier Cale Parking Systems USA unfolds. For now, the city hasn’t severed ties with Cale but a spokesperson said that decision could come within the next month or so. “We fully intend to have an installation
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“We fully intend to have an installation this spring, and we fully expect that in the coming weeks that internal conversation will take place and we will make a decision in terms of how to proceed.” — City spokesperson Nicole Clegg this spring, and we fully expect that in the coming weeks that internal conversation will take place and we will make a decision in terms of how to proceed,” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.
The city has also notifi ed Cale (pronounced Kah-lay) that its $200,000 contract — which was never signed — is under review. see PARKING page 6
Westbrook eatery accused of hiring illegal immigrants BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
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As federal probe unfolds, city delays installation of ‘smart’ parking meters BY CASEY CONLEY
Preserving our ‘creative economy’
PORTLAND’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
A Westbrook man and his brother accused of harboring and employing illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday by federal agents. Guillermo Fuentes, an owner of Westbrook’s Fajita Grill, and Hector Fuentes, of
Waterville, were charged Wednesday following an investigation that stretches back to 2008, according to court documents. They are accused of hiring illegal immigrants to work at the Westbrook restaurant — and two others owned by Hector Fuentes in Waterville and Biddeford — and allowing up to eight workers to live in
the basement of the Fajita Grill, located at 857 Main St. “Guillermo Fuentes and Hector Fuentes lived in the basement with the workers for about one and a half months following the opening of the restaurant,” reads the criminal complaint filed in U.S. see ILLEGAL page 12
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On Wednesday, the Carnival Glory loomed over Portland Harbor as the cruise ship called to port before heading north for New Bru nswick. Carrying approximately 2,974 passengers, the 952-foot-long ship’s seven-day tour along the eastern seaboard includes stops in Boston, St. John, New Brunswic k, Halifax, Nova Scotia and ends in New York City, the city reported. Today, the Norwegian Jewel, carrying 3,000 passengers, arrives for her maiden call to Portland.MATTHEW ( ARCO PHOTO)