SOUTH PORTLAND — A logo designed by a South Portland High School senior will be displayed on the side of the city’s electric vehicles. The opportunity was presented to Jasper Erickson and his Advanced Art classmates last November by City Manager Jim Gailey, who wanted a logo for South Portland’s two electric vehicles (soon to be […]
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Man who recorded video of fatal shooting fears for his own safety
Feidin Santana tells NBC’s ‘Today’ show that he considered staying anonymous for a time
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50 years ago today: April 9, 1965
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Applications for U.S. jobless aid rise but remain low overall
The four-week average of unemployment applications, a less volatile measure, fell to its lowest level since June 2000.
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French broadcasts hacked by group claiming Islamic State ties
The group blacked out 11 channels and took control of social media accounts and website.
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A Word With the Boss: Explore all of our Q&As
Browse past interviews with local business leaders.
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Scarborough ceremony to honor veterans who help veterans
SCARBOROUGH — The Southern Maine Agency on Aging on Saturday will honor participants in a year-old pilot program that pairs older or disabled veterans with trained younger veteran volunteers. “The goal is to ease the isolation of aging and disabled vets,” said Susan Gold, SMAA coordinator of volunteers and the Vet to Vet project. A service […]
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A new reason to wash your car: Rusting brake lines
Maine is among the states in which federal regulators advise getting rid of the road salt because it causes car parts to fail.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Vandergraff charged with Buxton Hannaford robbery
Buxton police have charged Jamie Vandergraff with the April 2 robbery of the Hannaford Supermarket in Buxton. Vandergraff, 23, of Scarborough, was arrested April 4 on a charge of robbing the Hannaford store in Westbrook on March 31. On Thursday, April 8, Buxton police served an arrest warrant to Vandergraff in Cumberland County Jail, where […]
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Police interview father after toddler found wandering in Windham
Windham police were alerted by motorists Thursday at 7:45 a.m. of a small child wearing pajamas walking alone on the edge of Route 202 in the area of Windham Center Road in Windham. According to Lt. Jim Boudreau, officers responded to the area and took custody of a 3-year-old boy. The child was uninjured and […]