2023 – Page 953 – The Portland Press Herald

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Fling yourself into fall with these 14 events

by Aimsel Ponti September 11, 2023September 30, 2023

Harvest festivals and pumpkin displays abound this season.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Indie Film: Midcoast film festival keeps building on an impressive reputation

by Dennis Perkins September 11, 2023September 12, 2023

Living up to its name in its 19th year, the Camden International Film Festival brings documentary lovers the world – and promises theirs will never be the same.

Business, Maine, News, Schools and Education

UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen

by Penelope Overton September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.

Maine, News, The Maine Forecast

Hurricane Lee regains ‘major’ status, trending closer to the East Coast

by Jason Nappi News Center Maine September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

We are still several days away from any direct threat to Maine from Hurricane Lee, but all scenarios are still on the table for the storm.

Nation & World, News

Escaped murderer still at large in Pennsylvania slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers

by The Associated Press September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

Doorbell video images showed escaped prisoner Danelo Souza Cavalcante to be now clean-shaven and wearing a yellow or green hooded sweatshirt, a black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, police said.

Nation & World, News

Morocco earthquake survivors saw houses crumble and neighbors fall

by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

Near his house, Aziz Taki saw a neighbor in his 30s stumble outside his home, covered in dust. He took three or four steps and collapsed in the spot where he would die.

Nation & World, News

22 years after 9/11, authorities identify remains of 2 victims killed at World Trade Center

by JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

More than 1,000 human remains from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have yet to be identified.

Pictures of the Week-North America-Photo Gallery

Nation & World, News

9/11 Victim Compensation Fund seeks lawyers’ help to speed payment for survivors 22 years after terror attack

by Thomas Tracy New York Daily News (TNS) September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

Lawyers specializing in 9/11 illness claims – who submit 86% of applications – often file an initial claim but wait weeks or months to send in the necessary documentation, the Victim Compensation Fund says.