Police say there was ‘no longer a potential threat’ at the scene where an SAD 15 bus driver pulled over and evacuated about 15 middle and high school students after reporting a ‘suspicious device’ onboard.
Daniel Kool
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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.
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Procedural argument delays Scarborough Council’s vote on Gorham Connector
Councilor Donald Cushing, who proposed a last-minute resolution to withdraw support for the connector, called the debate over adding items to an agenda midmeeting “parliamentary hoo-ha.”
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Fort Fairfield man missing since August found dead
Fort Fairfield Police put out a silver alert for Edward Bolstridge on Aug 22, kicking off a weeks-long search.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Department of Interior announces 1st wind energy lease auction for Gulf of Maine
Officials said that the 8 areas could produce as much as 13 gigawatts of clean wind energy – enough to power 4.5 million homes.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Windham man killed in Dexter motorcycle crash
Police did not immediately identify the man, who crashed on Route 7 near the Dover-Foxcroft town line.
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Postal Service scraps plan to reduce role of Hampden facility
The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
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UMaine board advances plan to combine 2 Old Port buildings, expand Maine Center
The system’s board of trustees approved $650,000 in capital improvement funds for planning and some renovations to 7 Custom House St. as part of a $100 million project.
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Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.