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  • Published
    March 1, 2010

    Lincoln school secured, not locked down

    Portland school officials say Lincoln Middle School administrators appropriately employed the district’s new protocol on handling threats.

  • Published
    March 1, 2010

    South Portland names officer of the year

    Officer Brian McCarthy will receive two days off with pay.

  • Published
    March 1, 2010

    High winds add to power outages

    CMP says the number of customers without electricity increased from 11,000 early this morning to 15,700 at noon.

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    March 1, 2010

    Lincoln Middle School ends lockdown

    A threatening note was found in a bathroom this morning.

  • Published
    February 27, 2010

    Phantom ledge not so far-fetched

    A sailor whose boat hit bottom and a harbor master shed light on how Portland’s new fireboat ran aground.

  • Published
    February 27, 2010

    Report: City fireboat crew acted properly

    PORTLAND — An investigation into the grounding of Portland’s new fireboat during a rescue operation in November has concluded that while the crash was preventable, the crew was operating within normal parameters and did nothing egregious. Fire Chief Fred LaMontagne released the conclusions of his investigation Friday. “The efforts and decision-making process was sound in […]

  • Published
    February 25, 2010

    New fireboat repaired, back in service after accident

    PORTLAND – The city’s new $32 million fireboat is repaired and back in service, 3½ months after it hit a submerged ledge during a rescue mission. The 65-foot boat was returned to the city on Friday from a shipyard in Rockport. Equipment has been transferred from the old City of Portland III to the new […]

  • Published
    February 24, 2010

    Compromise reached on license-plate readers

    The devices allow police to instantly record the license plate of passing vehicles and match them against a database of vehicles that are stolen or sought for some other reason.

  • Published
    February 24, 2010

    Jail inmate walks away, caught minutes later

    The county jail inmate, who was due to be released in May, could face additional charges.

  • Published
    February 24, 2010

    Family offers reward to find missing woman

    The family of a New Hampshire woman who disappeared in Maine has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.