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Local & State

Published
July 25, 2013

Ribbon-cutting for NH-Maine bridge rescheduled

The ribbon-cutting will be done by former Portsmouth Mayor Eileen Foley, who was 5 when she cut the ribbon at the original Memorial Bridge opening in 1923.
Published
July 25, 2013

Portland Fire Department gets $1.1M federal grant

The grant will fund firefighter positions on the department's Rescue 1 apparatus, which responds to special emergencies.
Published
July 25, 2013

Maine power company offers electric car grants

Participants will be required to collect data about how the vehicle is being used during the first two years of use.
Published
July 24, 2013

LePage to attend train crash memorial in Lac-Megantic

The governor will also meet with the Quebec town's mayor and says it's 'important for Maine to support our northern neighbors during this time of need.'
Published
July 24, 2013

New firetruck for Portland benefits Peaks Island, too

A new engine will be stationed at the Rosemont neighborhood station, allowing an older ladder truck to shift to the island.

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Published
July 24, 2013

Lewiston arson suspect, 13, to be held at treatment facility

Based on a psychological evaluation, Abdi Ibrahim will be transferred while he awaits trial, a judge rules.
Published
July 24, 2013

Maine Correctional Center in Windham gets new superintendent

The department’s current regional administrator for central Maine is appointed to head the medium security prison.
Published
July 24, 2013

Portland lawyer suspended from practicing over substance abuse

David Hunt, who was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1981, agreed to the suspension imposed by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar.
Published
July 24, 2013

Portland board OKs second vote on school spending

The City Council must approve the referendum, which could be held as early as August.
Published
July 24, 2013

Chelsea ex-selectwoman apologizes for lying to police

She testifies in her fraud trial that she signed papers related to her husband's business without reading them.