A sinkhole has caused a partial road collapse in Westbrook, according to police. The hole opened up Friday morning on Spring Street at the intersection with Anderson Road, police said in a Facebook post. The hole in the pavement appears to be a couple feet wide, although the underlying sink hole appears to be larger, […]
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Daily Portland-to-Boston flights set to start in September
The Portland International Jetport is scheduled to add four daily round trips to Boston, starting in September. Cape Air, a regional carrier from Barnstable, Massachusetts, will begin flying out of the jetport to Logan International Airport on Sept. 18. Travelers will fly on a Cessna 402, a twin-engine, propeller-driven airplane with seating for nine passengers, […]
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Valerie Egar: Ahra’s Adventure with Ton-Ton (Part 1)
Most people don’t think of a cat as a traveling companion. When Ashra decided to take me with her on her journey, her father shook his head. “You should take a dog, Ashra. It will guard you at night as you sleep by the fire.” “Why not a horse?” Ashra’s friend Elizabeth asked. “You could […]
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Utah police say body of slain college student recovered
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City where other remains were found last week, police said Friday. The disclosure came in the case involving 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. Authorities previously said some of […]
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‘Evergreen’ is a textured, emotionally charged tale
“Evergreen,” by Howard Owen (Permanent Press) When Willie Black was 15 months old, his father, Artie Lee, was killed in an apparent automobile accident. That’s all Willie — police reporter for a Richmond, Virgina, newspaper — knows about his dad. He’s never been curious about the man. That changes when Willie’s aunt on his father’s […]
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Audubon intervenes to protect ocean monument for puffins
PORTLAND (AP) — The National Audubon Society is getting involved in a lawsuit over the future of a national monument in the ocean off New England because of the area’s importance to seabirds, especially colorfully beaked puffins. Fishing groups sued in federal court against creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which former […]
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Drunk driving, domestic violence assault among Biddeford Police Log items
BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from June 30 to July 4: • Noah R. Hutchins, 18, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was issued a summons for illegally transporting drugs by a minor. • Patrick J. Costello, 55, of Biddeford, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. • Christina L. Barrington-Martineau, […]
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Arctic mission will trap scientists in ice to study climate
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (AP) — Cranes hoist cargo onto the deck, power tools scream out and workers bustle through the maze of passageways inside the German icebreaker RV Polarstern, preparations for a yearlong voyage that organizers say is unprecedented in scale and ambition. In a couple of months, the hulking ship will set out for the […]
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