Over 250 photos were submitted as part of Scarborough’s “Summer Outdoors” photo contest, and now it’s time for community members to decide a winner. Vote on the town’s Facebook page by liking photos in the “2023 Summer Outdoors Photo Contest” photo album. The photos with most likes in each category by Thursday, Sept. 14, will […]
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After mold remediation, Talbot School will resume classes Friday
But the Riverton Branch of the Portland Public Library, which shares the building, will remain closed until it can be tested and treated.
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City conducting assessment of Mahoney building
South Portland will conduct a facilities assessment of the Mahoney Middle School building, which is no longer in use with the opening this week of the city’s new consolidated middle school. “There is a consideration to consolidate some city offices that are currently housed in several different buildings into the Mahoney building,” the city said […]
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Scarborough library names new director
The Scarborough Public Library has named Richard “Chip” Schrader as its new director. Schrader, most recently director of the Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library in Sanford, will begin work on Oct. 1. He succeeds Nancy Crowell, who retired after 45 years leading the library. “To say I’m shocked and over the moon sounds cliche, but […]
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One wounded in shooting at Waterville bakery outlet
A person was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet at the corner of Kennedy Memorial Drive and Airport Road, according to police.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Jonesboro man accused of threatening neighbors with gun disputes charges
Dale O’Brien, 52, is the subject of civil and criminal filings alleging he made racist remarks and threatened his Black neighbor with a gun.
Posted inNation & World, News
Shabtai Shavit, Israeli spymaster who led Mossad in 1990s, dies at 84
Shavit led the Mossad from 1989 to 1996, guiding the agency through a critical juncture in Middle East history.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Nancy Buirski, wide-ranging documentary filmmaker, dies at 78
In works about the civil rights struggle and the history of cinema and ballet, she offered intimate portrayals of her subjects and their times.
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Blaze destroys Sumner barn, but firefighter crews contain spread, save surrounding buildings
There were no immediate reports of injury as firefighters battled the flames in near 90-degree heat.
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Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from over
In the aftermath of torrential rains that closed roads, jammed traffic, and forced many to walk miles barefoot through the muck, the area is dotted with abandoned vehicles, rugs, furniture, tents, and trash.