A passenger died and the two drivers were seriously injured in the collision on Dexter Road around noon on Tuesday, officials say.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Investigators say machinery sparked Robbins Lumber fire, triggering blast in silo
They say suppression operations were unable to extinguish a smoldering fire that began near an unloader and it rapidly triggered particulate matter, causing the explosion that lifted a silo off its base.
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Jury acquits last suspect charged in 2022 Woodford Street shooting
Jonathan Geisinger, the 4th man charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Derald Coffin in 2022, had pleaded not guilty to felony murder and robbery charges.
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Free speech group sues ICE over ‘database’ agents touted to Maine observer
The suit filed this week cites a viral Maine encounter and other references to a ‘database’ of people who oppose ICE.
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Eliot Cutler temporarily released from jail
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender admitted at a hearing Friday that he had violated his probation and argued he should be let out in order to seek treatment for a pornography addiction.
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Hundreds pay their respects to fallen Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross
First responders and civilians arrived in droves for a public visitation in Belfast to honor Cross, 27, who died in last week’s fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont.
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Maine’s Memorial Day weekend weather is looking just fine
Maine will get a break from the heat, but temperatures are still likely to reach the 60s this weekend, according to the National Weather Service, with a chance of rain in the final stretch.
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Portland hits 92, breaking daily heat record; many other cities come close
Portland eclipsed the previous May 19 mark of 86 degrees, set in 1949, and it was nearly the city’s hottest day in May on record.
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How to support those impacted by the Searsmont mill fire
From local stores and community efforts to towns and charity foundations, Mainers are rallying to raise funds for the victims of the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber and their families.
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Fire displaces 9 in Biddeford apartment building
The fire at 49 Granite St. did not trigger the building’s alarm system, the fire chief said.