Four people riding in a horse-drawn wagon were injured – one of them critically – when it struck a motor vehicle and telephone pole Sunday night in Clinton. “It was a freak accident,” said Clinton police Officer Phil DiLuca, one of several local and county officers who responded to the scene of the crash. DiLuca […]
2019
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Noise complaints about Westbrook concert venue keep coming
The noise complaints started coming on May 26 when a hip-hop and funk artist called Anderson.Paak took the stage at Westbrook’s new concert venue, the open-air stage known as the Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row. Now, almost three months later, the complaints about loud noise generated by a variety of artists, including Saturday night’s performance by Alice […]
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Natural Resources Council of Maine, Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society lead Kennebec River paddle trip
SIDNEY — At the leap of a sturgeon, paddlers gasped and turned to companions to ask, “Did you see it, too?” Until 20 years ago, sturgeon had been unable to make these impressive leaps around 7 Mile Island on the Kennebec River. The breach of the Edwards Dam in Augusta gave them more of the […]
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Emera Maine’s potential buyer to face greater scrutiny
BANGOR — A union representing Emera Maine workers is expressing concerns about the company’s proposed buyer at a time when lawmakers created a new standard for the sale of public utilities. ENMAX, an electric utility in western Canada, cut its workforce by 4.5 percent this year and is planning to use debt to finance the […]
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Community meals
TUESDAY Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 409 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Avesta Housing. 775-4939. Community dinner, 5 p.m. 297 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Free and open to community members ages 55 and older and families with children. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by The […]
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Maine’s renewable energy subsidy program seeks support in South Portland
Maine Green Power targets the city as the next area to expand the state’s effort to subsidize renewable energy generation.
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Northern Light Health launches statewide Alzheimer’s study
The hospital system is asking patients from all over Maine to participate in decadeslong research of the aging brain.
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Briefs
SACO Good Shepherd Parish collects mobility devices Good Shepherd Parish has begun a campaign to collect crutches, canes and wheelchairs to provide Africans with access to reliable mobility devices. The collection supports the work of Crutches 4 Africa, an initiative founded by Dave Talbot in 2005, following a trip to Uganda. While there, he witnessed […]
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Letter to the editor: Public sector workers deserve our respect
I want to thank the Portland Press Herald for publishing Jim Bouchard’s insightful op-ed (“Maine Voices: Hard work of dedicated Long Creek staff unfairly overlooked,” Aug. 1). I urge the Editorial Board to take him up on his invitation to visit Long Creek and meet these hardworking and well-intentioned state employees before you write your […]
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Military notes
Air Force Airman Dominic G. Morin has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, following an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an […]