Press Herald photographer Ben McCanna was at the McDonald’s on St. John Street in Portland for a quick dinner when he heard about a dramatic duckling rescue.
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Girls' lacrosse: Portland pulls away from Oxford Hills in A North quarterfinals
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich gets around Portland’s Charlie Green and teammate Georgia Stoddard, who offers verbal support, during their game at Fitzpatrick Stadium on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — After not playing a countable game for two weeks and having its seniors graduate earlier Wednesday, it wasn’t a surprise that the Portland girls’ lacrosse […]
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Saco woman killed in Portland ATV accident identified
Portland police have identified the Saco woman who died Saturday evening after her ATV hit a tree in the North Deering neighborhood. Shelby Peters, 26, of Saco died at Maine Medical Center as the result of injuries she suffered in the crash, Lt. Robert Martin said in a statement Sunday evening. According to police, Peters […]
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It was a clutch situation as Portland Police rescue ducklings from sewer grate
When duty quacks, the Portland Police are there. Two officers rescued a clutch of ducklings from a sewer grate on Cumberland Avenue Thursday morning, the department said in a Facebook post. Police wrote that they could not find momma duck, so the babies were packed into a cardboard box and taken to Avian Haven, a […]
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Portland artist Zoo Cain loses roughly 100 of his works in fire
Portland artist Zoo Cain lost more than 100 pieces of artwork in a fire that caused extensive damage to his Valley Street studio and gallery, but he was thankful that most of the works he has created weren’t in the building and that no one was hurt in the fire that displaced 10 people. Cain […]
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Eastern League: Grand slam lifts Phils over Sea Dogs
PORTLAND — Hard to think that this game was once a pitcher’s duel, since it ended up a Reading Fightin Phils’ 8-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs. But for five innings Monday, the left-handers were dealing, with Ranger Suarez of Reading firing mid-90’s fastballs and Matt Kent of Portland mixing an 88 mph fastball […]
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Big bets, hired muscle and money laundering revealed in Portland bookie case
Dozens of recorded phone calls to Stephen Mardigan in which he takes bets from gamblers, discusses how they can pay their debts and confers with other bookies offer insight into how the Portland man who now faces nearly three decades behind bars ran what federal officials are calling Maine’s largest gambling operation. Transcripts of the […]
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Carole E. Quimby
PORTLAND — Carole Elaine Cranford Quimby, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away Saturday, May 19, at Maine Medical Center at the of age 66, after a long struggle with numerous health challenges. Carole was the daughter of the late George W. and Mattelaine (Conner) Cranford. Carole was born in Brockton, Mass., on June 26, […]
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Sea Dogs: Yard Goats get the best of Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs’ Matt Kent pitches Wednesday at Hadlock Field against the the Hartford Yard Goats. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs are not the only ones with a bumpy start to the season. Infielders Jantzen Witte and Chad De La Guerra slumped early this year and were demoted from Triple-A. But […]
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Portland auto dealer charged with illegal high-stakes gambling
A Portland man has pleaded guilty to running a high-stakes gambling operation from his home and used-car business for 14 years. The charges and plea agreement for Stephen Mardigan, 61, of Portland were entered in federal court Wednesday morning. Federal officials seized nearly $750,000 from Mardigan, as well as cash and jewelry from others they […]