Dawn Webber, 51, was killed when her Ford Fusion crossed the center line and collided with commercial vehicle.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's cost of living reporter, covering wages, bills and the infrastructure that drives them — from roads, to the state's electric grid to the global supply chains connecting Maine and the rest of the world. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland City Council extends hotel moratorium another 6 months
Monday’s council meeting began with comments by the Portland Tenants Union, which says it has found widespread noncompliance with the city’s rent control law.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
State’s child welfare office in Lewiston hit hard by staffing issues
New district offices opening in Farmington and possibly Rumford are aimed at relieving burden on caseworker retention.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills orders flags to half-staff Sunday for firefighter memorial
The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, to be held in Maryland, honors firefighters who were killed in the line of duty during the prior year.
Posted inMaine, News
Skydiver critically injured after hard landing in Lebanon
An unidentified man fell ‘at a high rate of speed from heights of more than 50 feet’ at Skydive New England, officials said.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police charge Bangor man, 65, in teen’s death in Calais more than 40 years ago
Raymond Brown has been charged with murder in the 1984 killing of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, who was last seen alive after a late-August evening with friends in Washington County.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mainers join in nationwide protests against Trump administration
Hundreds of people in Portland and other cities across the state joined protests that also marked May Day, which commemorates the historic triumphs and trials of the labor movement internationally.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Portland police seeking ‘suspicious male’ who lunged at teenage girl
The unidentified man was described as white, balding and aged 60-70, police said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
With contract inked, Brunswick-Rockland rail operator preparing for trains
Maine Switching Services, which will operate as the Cumberland and Knox Railroad, aims to begin carrying freight shipments by the end of May.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Series of multiday closures coming to Bangor airport
Runways at the Bangor International Airport will close 7 times, for more than 2 days at a time, over the next few weeks.