Portland Public Schools staff and students are about to start the 2015-2016 year with new district leadership and some exciting new initiatives. But one thing won’t change: the strong focus on students and fostering their academic success. I’m one of the new leaders. I became interim superintendent of Maine’s largest and most diverse school district […]
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Letter: King backs EPA plan; so should Collins
As a Portlander who’s considering staying in Maine after college graduation, I thank U.S. Sen. Angus King for understanding that Maine’s environment and economy can’t afford to continue business-as-usual. On Aug. 3, President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan, taking the biggest step on climate action that the country’s ever seen. The plan will limit […]
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Alleged victim recants report of sexual assault on Portland’s Back Cove trail
PORTLAND — A 34-year-old woman who reported to police earlier this week she was sexually assaulted around noon on the Back Cove trail has recanted her story. Following an investigation into the report by Police Department detectives, the woman has acknowledged she was not sexually assaulted, Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said in a news […]
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Portland Community Health Center gets $1.7M grant to open South Portland office
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new community health center will open in December in the Redbank-Brick Hill neighborhood, with help from a federal Affordable Care Act grant. The announcement of the South Portland Community Health Center was made Friday by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. The $1.7 million New Access Point Community Health Center grant will be […]
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3 Portland men charged with murder
PORTLAND — Police on Thursday arrested three men in connection with the death of Fred Akoa, whose body was discovered Tuesday in a Cumberland Avenue apartment. Abil Teshome, 23, Mohamud Mohamed, 36, and Osman Sheikh, 31, all of Portland, are charged with the murder of the 49-year-old man, according to a press release from Assistant […]
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Portland police seek witnesses to Back Cove sexual assault
PORTLAND — Chief Michael Sauschuck on Thursday said the Police Department wants to hear from witnesses to an alleged sexual assault that occurred Wednesday afternoon along Back Cove Trail. “We are on this with all the staff we have available,” Sauschuck said of report by a 34-year-old woman that she was attacked at around 12:15 […]
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Portland writing program launches Scarborough young author
SCARBOROUGH — Cameron Jury, 14, may be the youngest published author in Scarborough. The rising freshman at Scarborough High School recently completed the year-long Young Emerging Authors Fellowship at the Telling Room in Portland, which allowed her to write her own book under the tutelage of professional adult authors. She was part of a publishing process most […]
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Portland police seek suspect in Back Cove sexual assault
PORTLAND — Police are seeking a white male suspect in an alleged sexual assault reported Wednesday afternoon on the Back Cove Trail. Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said a 34-year-old woman was dragged from the path around 12:15 p.m. near its 1/2-mile marker, beyond the athletic fields. The woman was taken into high grass and brush adjacent […]
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Portland police say man’s death was homicide
PORTLAND — Police on Wednesday released the name of a 49-year-old homicide victim whose body was found in his Cumberland Avenue apartment. The body of Freddy Okoa of Portland was found at 457 Cumberland Ave. on Tuesday by representatives of the building management company who were checking his well-being at the request of a family […]
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3 arrested in Portland motel robbery
PORTLAND — Three city residents face robbery and other charges after an early morning armed holdup at the TravelLodge at 1200 Brighton Ave. Police Lt. James Sweatt said Benjamin Jackson and Stephen Kubari, both 26, and Kristeina Marbuk, 21, were arrested in connection with the incident where a man and woman staying at the motel were allegedly robbed […]