The ‘credible sighting’ of a 6- to 8-foot white shark near Little Beach on Tuesday follows a handful of similar reports at southern Maine beaches this month.
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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58-year-old dies in a Penobscot County prison
Kevin Ayer, who was convicted of sexual assault in 2016, died Sunday night at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.
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Cumberland County officials warn Maine homeowners of federal tax scam
A letter claiming to be from the ‘Federal Tax Authorities’ was sent to a county resident amid a rising number of scams affecting Mainers.
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Gorham considers $4 million land sale that may bring Amazon to southern Maine
The town has owned the 94-acre lot off Main Street for a few years and has been looking to sell, Gorham’s Town Council chair said Monday. The council will decide Tuesday night whether to sell the property.
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Coast Guard postpones removal of buoys from Maine waters after outcry
The agency’s plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.
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Wells resident trying to retrieve pets from burning house charged with assaulting firefighters
‘Firefighters were actively working to protect lives and property when they were unexpectedly assaulted,’ police say.
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Portland man arrested, accused of robbing bank on Forest Avenue
Police responded to the University Credit Union just after 2 p.m. on Friday and located the suspect and arrested him later in the day.
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Suspect in deadly Windham shooting ‘located,’ but police won’t say if alive or dead
Maine State Police said a male victim was killed in the shooting Friday afternoon on Route 302. A shelter-in-place order for Raymond and Windham was lifted just after 7 p.m.
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Acadia had its busiest month in 35 years
The national park on Mount Desert Island saw over 797,000 visitors in July, the most in a single month since 1989.
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Bacteria warnings dropped for 5 Maine beaches
Beachgoers had been advised not to make contact with the water while the advisories were in place.