PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected drug overdose by a Cumberland County Jail inmate Sunday. Danyielle Banks, 43, of Biddeford, was seen having seizures in a day room at the jail at around 4:45 p.m., Capt. Steve Butts said in a press release. She was treated with Narcan at the jail, […]
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Portland Planning Board to hold workshops on 2 housing plans
PORTLAND — Two major housing developments on opposite sides of the city will be discussed at Planning Board workshops Thursday in City Hall. At 4:30 p.m., the board will review the master development plan encompassing the former Rufus T. Deering Lumber Co. property at 383 Commercial St. Following the workshop, board members will make a third […]
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Portland welding students add artistry to Scarborough school
PORTLAND — Welding students at Portland Arts and Technology High School are creating a decorative fence for the garden at Wentworth School in Scarborough. Creating the fence is a community service project for the students at PATHS, according to welding instructor Bill Presby, who said he has 32 students from 12 sending schools taking part, […]
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WWI centennial: Portland still mindful of ‘The War to End All Wars’
PORTLAND — Nearly 100 years after he died, Harold T. Andrews’ name lives on throughout the city. The landmarks, plaques and portraits that bear his name are in focus again with the centennial of America’s official entry into World War I on April 6. Andrews, born on the West End, attended Portland High School and Bowdoin […]
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Portland High School grad reaches for the stars
PORTLAND — In studying to become an aerospace engineer, Evan Peaco’s ultimate goal is to “push space exploration beyond what we’re capable of now,” including sending humans to Mars. Peaco is a 2014 graduate of Portland High School and recently received the prestigious Dr. Robert H. Goddard memorial scholarship, worth $10,000, from the National Space […]
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Women's Football: Maine Mayhem recruit new talent, announce 2017 schedule
GORHAM – The Maine Mayhem, the State’s only women’s football team and a proud one at that, recently released their spring 2017 schedule, and members of the organization are looking forward to another successful season. Mayhem fans will have just one early chance to watch them play at home – namely, in their opening matchup, […]
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VAST plans turkey hunt, wheelchair basketball and more
NEW GLOUCESTER – The Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training group (colloquially, “VAST”), which operates out of Pineland Farms, has a number of activities on its docket for the coming months, including its annual turkey hunt as well as a wheelchair basketball game organized in tandem with Deering High School. VAST is a free program for […]
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Westbrook-Gorham Rotary gearing up for annual Patriot's Day high school road race
WESTBROOK – The Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham is set to host its 68th Patriot’s Day Road Race on April 17. The race, open exclusively to high school runners, is supposed to have been founded in 1948 (Club officials are unsure of the exact year) by Franklin Emery to commemorate the famous ride of Paul Revere. […]
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Maine lawmakers use timing, creative wording to skirt spirit of fundraising rules
AUGUSTA — Sen. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, came to a Statehouse committee room on Feb. 27 to slay dragons. His target: the lobbyists and special interests whose money and power, he said, “create an appearance of corruption” in the Legislature. His plan: ban lobbyists from ever again throwing money at legislators. Chenette came armed not with a […]
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Downeaster change keeps nonprofits on board, if not in charge
PORTLAND — Nonprofit groups that rely on renting cars on specially scheduled Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains will have to adjust their plans after the rail service’s governing board changed its practice. Events such as the Candy Cane Train organized by Tri-County Literacy and the Sparkle Express, hosted by FreeportUSA, must now incorporate their fundraisers into the Downeaster’s regular […]
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