May 2018 – Page 422 – The Portland Press Herald

Portland Meetings: May 9-17

by The Forecaster May 8, 2018

Portland Wed. 5/9 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Wed. 5/9 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee CH Thur. 5/10 5 p.m. Board of Commissioners Public Hearing CH Thur. 5/10 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission CH Mon. 5/14 4 p.m. City Council Workshop CH Mon. 5/14 5:30 p.m. City Council CH Mon. 5/14 6:30 p.m. Water […]

Wells man dies in Route 26 crash

by Current Publishing May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

GRAY — A 72-year-old man from Wells died Tuesday morning after his car left the roadway on Route 26 in Gray and struck a tree, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Shok was driving his 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser north on Route 26 when the crash occurred near the intersection with Mayberry Road, the […]

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New Gloucester dad testifies in U.S. Senate about son's diabetes

by Matt Junker May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A father of four from New Gloucester testified during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday morning about the rising price of his son’s diabetes treatment. Paul Grant, whose 13-year-old son Solomon was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes several years ago, shared his family’s experience with the Senate Special Committee on Aging – particularly in regards […]