The shark thriller opens well above expectations with an estimated $44.5 million in ticket sales.
2018
Orca abandons body of dead calf after long, heartbreaking journey
The whale carried the calf for at least 17 days through the Pacific Ocean.
Sale strikes out 12 in 5 innings, Sox beat Orioles
In his first start off the DL, Chris Sale dominates Baltimore as Boston sweeps the series.
Portland softball standout shines on national level
Portland’s Sadie Armstrong had herself a memorable summer on the softball diamond. Armstrong was the only USA Softball 12-U All American from Maine and one of only a handful of two-time 12-U All-Americans in the country. She led her team from the Northeast to its best yet, fifth place, with the most innings pitched and […]
Portland Plastic Pipe wins another Seniors softball title
Portland Plastic Pipe beat Pleasantdale, 11-6, last week to win the 2018 Greater Portland Seniors softball championship for the fourth year in a row and the fifth time in six seasons. The team is made up of players from Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Portland, Westbrook, Gorham, Windham and Augusta. Front row, from left: Randy Aspiras, […]
Topsham resident honored at Fenway Park
Connor Brown of Topsham, third from right, was recognized as a recipient of the Maine Red Sox Service Scholarship during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park before the Red Sox-Minnesota Twins game on Sunday, July 29. The program awards students from public high schools across Maine with $1,000 scholarships towards their college education based on […]
Portland home damaged by shed fire
A blaze that began Sunday afternoon in a shed extended to the main section of a home in East Deering, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
Brunswick police seize 44 dogs, bird from home
Two River Road residents face misdemeanor cruelty to animal charges and the building is condemned..
Waterville man killed in single-car crash in Winslow
Two passengers – a woman and an infant – are injured in the accident.
Rain, high tide could bring Portland flooding
Avoid parking cars in low-lying or flood-prone areas such as Marginal Way, Somerset Street and along the waterfront, the city warns.