A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in Virginia, strong enough to temporarily close Newark and JFK airports, was felt across southern Maine Tuesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1:51 p.m., was 27 miles east of Charlottesville, Va., at a depth of 0.6 miles. The quake was reportedly […]
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East Coast quake felt in Maine
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in Virginia, strong enough to temporarily close Newark and JFK airports, was felt across southern Maine Tuesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1:51 p.m., was 27 miles east of Charlottesville, Va., at a depth of 0.6 miles. The quake was reportedly […]
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East Coast quake felt in Maine
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in Virginia, strong enough to temporarily close Newark and JFK airports, was felt across southern Maine Tuesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1:51 p.m., was 27 miles east of Charlottesville, Va., at a depth of 0.6 miles. The quake was reportedly […]
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Police ID man killed in fall from Scarborough overpass
SCARBOROUGH – Police are saying the man who died in a fall from a Scarborough bridge Aug. 17 was “probably a suicide.” Philip Faulkner, 52, of West Enfield, fell from the I-295 “Scarborough Spur” overpass, plummeting roughly 30 feet to the pavement below, where he was struck by a 2002 Buick Regal traveling south on […]
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PWD: Water back on in South Portland's Knightville by early evening
SOUTH PORTLAND – Water is out in South Portland’s Knightville district following the break of a 10-inch main line at about 9 a.m., in the area by the Post Office. “Water was pouring out of the concrete near the base of the flagpole when I went to get mail,” observed South Portland resident Bob O’Brien, […]
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Scarborough councilor announces resignation
SCARBOROUGH – In a surprise announcement made at the close of Wednesday’s Scarborough Town Council meeting, Michael Wood announced his resignation, effective with the November elections. An air traffic controller at Portland International Airport and three years away from mandatory retirement at age 56, Wood said he’s taken a new job with the Federal Aviation […]
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Man falls from Scarborough overpass
SCARBOROUGH – Route 1 in Scarborough was closed for about two hours Wednesday after a 52-year-old man fell from the I-295 “Scarborough Spur” overpass onto the pavement, where he was struck by a vehicle. According to a press release issued by Scarborough Police Sgt. Eugene O’Neill, police “received a report” at 2:17 p.m. of the […]
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Man falls from Scarborough overpass
SCARBOROUGH – Route 1 in Scarborough was closed for about two hours Wednesday after a 52-year-old man fell from the I-295 “Scarborough Spur” overpass onto the pavement, where he was struck by a vehicle. According to a press release issued by Scarborough Police Sgt. Eugene O’Neill, police “received a report” at 2:17 p.m. of the […]
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South Portland councilors debate purchase of iPads
SOUTH PORTLAND – In an hour-long workshop session Monday, the South Portland City Council once again toyed with the idea of purchasing iPads, a technology derided by one audience member as “a nice toy.” The idea was first proposed by City Manager James Gailey at an Aug. 1 workshop session, as a way to “go […]
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Current Calendar – 8/18
Thursday, Aug. 18 South Portland farmers market, 3-7 p.m., Thomas Knight Park. FMI, go to southportland.org. Friday, Aug. 19 Cookout, to benefit the No Marine Alone Project, Evergreen Credit Union, 799 Broadway, South Portland. FMI, call 799-0074. Scarborough Summerfest, 4-10 p.m., Clifford Mitchell Sports Complex, Scarborough High School. Music, games, booths, fireworks (9:15 p.m.) For […]