An estimated 1 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled out of Portland’s wastewater treatment plant and into Casco Bay Thursday morning, washing away a section of the Eastern Prom Trail, closing East End Beach and raising questions about whether to hold the annual open-water swim from Peaks Island to Portland that is scheduled for Saturday. The […]
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Maine Med buying building occupied by Pizza Villa restaurant, a West End institution
Maine Medical Center is buying the building that houses Pizza Villa, a neighborhood institution in Portland’s West End for more than 50 years, as part of its $512 million expansion. The hospital said it has no immediate plans to change the property and will work with longtime owners Tony and Phil Regios, who are planning […]
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Million-gallon spill from sewage plant closes Portland’s East End beach, trail
PORTLAND — A section of the Eastern Prom Trail was washed away and the East End Beach was closed Thursday after an estimated 1 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled out of Portland’s wastewater treatment plant, according to city officials. The washout occurred early Thursday morning when the wastewater overflowed from a treatment tank. […]
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Mary Louise Goodridge
PORTLAND — Mary Louise Goodridge, 88, of Portland passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, at Maine Medical Center following a long battle with cancer, and more recently a stroke. She was born in Lewiston on May 3, 1930, the daughter of Ovide J. Theberge and Margaret McCarthy Theberge. She was a graduate of Lewiston High […]
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Kelly Louise Houlihan
PORTLAND — Kelly Louise Houlihan, 60, a resident of Jay, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 22, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born Oct. 27, 1957, in Bangor, the daughter of Michael Houlihan and Marilyn Hardy. Kelly graduated from Jay High School in 1976. She married Leonard Goding in 1977 and later divorced, […]
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Girl from Louisiana hugs police officers in Maine
PORTLAND (WGME) – A girl from Louisiana is on a mission to hug police officers in all 50 states. Monday, she hugged officers in Maine. Eight-year-old Rosalyn Baldwin is making national news for her mission. Police from South Portland and Portland are sharing photos of her visit Monday. Maine is the 33rd state she’s visited […]
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Working: Starting a sober living house in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Jesse Harvey did not stay sober and commit to recovery until the fifth time he had been involuntarily committed. He had wound up at a Massachusetts prison treatment center under a section of the law for substance abuse issues so serious that it put his own life or others’ at risk. On Aug. […]
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Stormy Daniels to bring strip act to Maine
It looks like Stormy Daniels is blowing into town. A marquee at a Portland adult nightclub says the porn star – who alleges she’s had sex with President Trump – will be appearing for two days in September. A woman answering the phone at PT’s Showclub on Riverside Drive confirmed that Stormy Daniels, whose real […]
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Winona "Nonie" Ruth Porter Adams
THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Winona “Nonie” Ruth Porter Adams, 75, passed away under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice and Elan Buena Vista on Monday, July 16. She was born to her loving parents, Norman Lawrence Porter and Barbara Christine Pulsifer Porter, on June 10, 1943, in Portland. She is survived by her loving husband, Al […]
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Rapper’s offer of free movie tickets draws a crowd to Portland's Nickelodeon
Rory Ferreira invited 79 of his closest friends and never-met strangers to the 4:20 p.m. showing of “Sorry to Bother You” at the Nickelodeon theater in Portland on Saturday. And they didn’t have to pay even a nickel to see the film. Ferreira, a Biddeford rapper whose stage name is Milo, bought all 129 of […]