Westbrook graduation nears The high school will conduct graduation exercises at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. The class with 145 graduates will walk across the stage with each to be handed a diploma in an auditorium likely packed with family and friends. Christmas in July raffle Westbrook Historical Society […]
News
Local, state and national news from the Portland Press Herald
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Rangeley’s Sarge’s Sports Pub & Grub to be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
ABR Roadshow will be at the restaurant on June 20.
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Maine children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel draws criticism and praise for posts about Gaza
Rachel Griffin Accurso’s outspoken posts asking the world to do more for the children of war-torn Gaza have garnered international media attention and prompted the group StopAntisemitism to ask the Department of Justice to investigate her.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine’s only medical school to expand in new home
The University of New England medical school will be moving from Biddeford into a new, $90 million building in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News
Longtime Press Herald editor retires, new editors announced
Managing Editor John Richardson will retire in July after 35 years at the paper.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Death of Lewiston 4-year-old puts Maine’s child welfare failures back in spotlight
Health and Human Services investigators visited the home of Jasper Smith 7 times without taking action. On May 17, he died from a gunshot wound when he accessed a handgun registered to his stepfather.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Illinois man pleads guilty to threatening public officials in Maine
According to court documents, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent 7 emails to public officials in Maine, each with the subject line: ‘You’re going to die.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Proposed roll back of Maine’s new paid family and medical leave program rejected
Initial votes Monday indicated lawmakers are unlikely to pass changes Republicans had sought to repeal the program or make it voluntary.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
State police investigating death in Lewiston
Maine State Police wrote in a press release that there is no threat to the public.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Opportunity Alliance to pay nearly $350,000 in settlement related to drug tests
The Department of Justice says the nonprofit social services organization submitted ineligible reimbursement requests for drug testing at its Morrison Place site in Portland from 2018-21.