2026 – Page 183 – The Portland Press Herald

The public should get familiar with AEDs and CPR | Letter

June 9, 2026June 8, 2026

The moving front-page story about the use of an automatic external defibrillator to resuscitate an athletic trainer who collapsed on the field brings up the importance of AEDs in public venues (“Winslow athletic trainer saved this umpire’s life,” May 29). Up to 30% of heart attack victims have “sudden cardiac death” as their initial […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Help Maine fight the invasive emerald ash borer | Opinion

by Nolan Davis June 9, 2026June 8, 2026

This destructive beetle is threatening to consume roughly 5% of our state’s forests as well as endangering a vital part of Wabanaki culture.

Obituaries

Obituary: Hurshell Alexander Crossman Jr.

June 9, 2026

PORTLAND – Hurshell Alexander Crossman Jr., was born May 20, 1947, in Portland to Beatrice and Hurshell Crossman Sr. He grew …

Obituaries

Obituary: N. Rich Lindquist, DMD

June 9, 2026

CASCO – N. Rich Lindquist, 80, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026. Rich was born on May 13, 1946 in …

Death Notices

Death Notice: Hurshell Alexander Crossman Jr.

by obituaries June 9, 2026

Crossman Jr., Hurshell Alexander of Portland. Visitation, Hobb’s Funeral Home, South Portland, June 12, 12:30 – 2 p.m. Reception, Portland …

Death Notices

Death Notice: N. Rich Lindquist, DMD

by obituaries June 9, 2026

Lindquist, N. Rich 80, June 4, 2026. . Service, June 11, Riverside Cemetery in Yarmouth, 1:30 p.m. …

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Red Sox bats stay quiet in loss to Rays

by Associated Press June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

Boston manages just four hits and loses for the third time in four games.

Maine, News

1 dead, 1 injured in head-on crash in Eddington

by Drew Johnson June 8, 2026June 9, 2026

A work vehicle was legally parked in a breakdown lane on Route 9 when a van crossed the road and struck it head-on Monday, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says.