March 3, 2017 – Page 6 – The Portland Press Herald

News, Sports

Champion musher chases elusive 5th Iditarod title

by MARK THIESSEN associated press March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Only one person has won the race five times and Dallas Seavey will try to match that record.

Business, Health, Maine, News

Space crunch forced Maine Med to divert non-emergency patients from Portland campus

by Peter McGuire March 3, 2017March 4, 2017

The hospital, which had near-record demand Wednesday and Thursday, is planning a $512 million expansion and renovation to address chronic capacity issues.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Two York County men made up story of home invasion, police say

by Matt Byrne March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

The police believe the men fabricated the story after they had been drinking and fought each other.

Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster

3 escapees arrested in South Portland after chase, crash

by Melanie Sochan March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

SOUTH PORTLAND — Three escapees from Long Creek Youth Development Center were back in custody Friday after the stolen SUV they were riding in crashed while they were being chased by police. Steve McCausland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman, said the three men escaped from the Stratton Brooks Huts in Carrabassett Valley early Friday morning, […]

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Gray-New Gloucester vs. Houlton girls’ basketball: How they match up

by Mike Lowe March 3, 2017

This is a rematch of last year’s championship game.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Wells vs. MDI boys’ basketball: How they match up

by Steve Craig March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Both basketball teams have starters who were key football players. And now they meet again.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Man serving life sentence appeals his conviction in Waterville murder

by Betty Adams March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Roland Cummings was found guilty in the 2014 stabbing death of Aurele Fecteau, who was 92.

Nation & World, News

Trump’s apparent policy on recreational weed is seen as a logistical nightmare

by Jennifer Kaplan Bloomberg March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Pot producers and sellers, as well as outside experts, are questioning the logic behind a split that considers medical marijuana a states’ rights issue and recreational a matter for federal regulation.