PORTLAND — A tradition of outdoor recreation will continue on Peaks Island as the Peaks Island Land Preserve this week completes its purchase of the Ice Pond for $60,000. “It is wonderful, we literally have been looking at the pond for nearly 20 years,” PILP President John Whitman said Dec. 26. “We are not only […]
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Weapons, and more, for cops: Portland-area police get $2M in surplus military equipment
In the past nine years, Portland-area police departments have received more than $2.07 million worth of combat rifles, armored vehicles and other equipment through a Defense Department program that transfers military supplies to domestic law enforcement agencies. A review of inventories released by the Pentagon in November and compiled by nonprofit news site The Marshall […]
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Portland, Westbrook police investigate Saturday-night gunfire
PORTLAND — Police in Westbrook and Portland are investigating shots fired into a home and a car overnight Saturday, but would release few details Sunday afternoon about either case. Citing an ongoing investigation, Police Lt. Bob Doherty said Sunday that shots were fired sometime overnight into a car parked on Birchvale Drive, in the Deering […]
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Abby's Road: If it's good enough for Barbara Walters …
Barbara Walters annually hosts a television special about her “10 Most Fascinating People.” A woman recently told me she reads my column before she reads the Police Beat. So move over, Babs. There’s not enough room at the top of the journalism heap for both of us. Here in no particular order is my list […]
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The Universal Notebook: Ferguson vs. Furguson
While it’s a safe bet that most of us here in one of the whitest states in the nation don’t know much about the issue of police violence in the black community, that doesn’t keep us all from having opinions about the recent series of police killings and the nationwide protests they have sparked. In […]
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Short Relief: Reasonable force depends on a system of reason
Our attitude toward law enforcement fluctuates wildly. At one moment, such as in New York and Virginia on 9/11, or in response to all-too-frequent mass shootings, police are selfless heroes, risking their own lives, charging into danger in order to save people regardless of their race, religion, origin or orientation. Every year for the past […]
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Letter: Delogu fails to accept Maine's 'new reality'
Orlando Delogu’s thoughtful opinion laments the Democrats losses in Maine and blames the loss on Eliot Cutler, bear baiting, low turnout and just about everything except the fact that some folks think Gov. Paul LePage has done a pretty good job running the state. The good professor is unhappy because the state bureaucracy was not […]
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Portland-area schools get grants from ecomaine
PORTLAND — Nonprofit waste management company ecomaine has been awarded nearly $20,000 in educational grants to southern Maine schools to foster sustainability and recycling efforts. Erik Street, a member of the ecomaine board of directors who chairs its recycling committee, said in a press release “This is a way for us to encourage schools to […]
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Portland pair roll the dice on robot board game
PORTLAND — Giant, battling robots are coming, but not the kind made of iron and steel. These robots are made of playing cards, and their attacks are dictated by the roll of dice. They are part of a card game called PBL Robots, designed by William Hessian of the local game company Hidden Ladder Games. […]
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Portland man charged in 2012 Yarmouth pharmacy burglary
YARMOUTH — A Portland man was charged Tuesday with commiting a 2012 burglary of the pharmacy at the Hannaford Bros. store on U.S. Route 1. Police Lt. Dean Perry said Charles B. Gardner, 33, whose address was not disclosed, was charged with three Class C felonies for theft, burglary and aggravated criminal mischief in connection […]