PORTLAND — The city’s first charter school could be moving to a new location in the next few years. Michele LaForge, head of school for the Baxter Academy for Science and Technology, said the building at 54 York St. is too small to accommodate the school’s students and faculty. The school also leases space in […]
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Police charge man who OD’d with 5-year-old in car
PORTLAND — Portland police say a motorist who overdosed with a 5-year-old in the car has been cited for driving to endanger and endangering the welfare of a minor. Sgt. James Sweatt says 37-year-old Peter Coffin of Portland is due in District Court next month after being issued two criminal summonses. Police say emergency responders […]
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Portland police say man overdosed with 5-year-old in car
PORTLAND — Police say an unidentified man driving with a 5-year-old passenger lost consciousness after overdosing on opiates in Portland’s Old Port. Deputy Fire Chief Terry Walsh said emergency responders revived the man Sunday evening by administering Narcan, a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids. The Portland Press Herald reported Monday that charges […]
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Facebook investigates reviews of Portland beer stores
PORTLAND — Facebook is investigating a possible smear campaign against several beer and wine stores in Portland, Maine, that some business owners say is the fault of a competitor in the craft beer-loving city. Facebook profiles left a smattering of one-star reviews on the pages of beer retailers in Portland. Some of the merchants have […]
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Portland man, 80, dies after pajamas catch fire
PORTLAND — The Maine fire marshal’s office says a man who was critically injured when his fleece pajamas caught fire has died. Investigators say 80-year-old Myron McLaughlin was smoking while sitting in a living room when the fire occurred Friday evening at Franklin Towers in Portland. Firefighters responded when his smoke detector went off. McLaughlin […]
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Boys’ basketball; Foley, Portland put away Oxford Hills
Once the Bulldogs got into the flow of the game, they loosened up and looked the part of a program that has won back-to-back regional titles. Griffin Foley, a sophomore who sat out two days of practice after spraining his ankle against Bonny Eagle, scored 14 of his team-high 19 points off the bench in […]
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Portland police arrest man after suspicious package found
PORTLAND — Police have arrested a Portland man in connection with a suspicious package that resulted in the evacuation of a building that houses federal law enforcement. Police investigated the package Monday in a building that houses the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Maine office. They arrested 64-year-old George Dimauro on Tuesday […]
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Gov. Paul LePage reinforces his policy agenda in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage continued a forceful defense of his policy agenda Tuesday in Portland, a largely Democratic city where most of LePage’s ideas find stiffopposition. That did not soften the governor’s tone, or his convictions. “I’m not here to persuade you or to convince you to agree with what I am doing,” […]
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Portland police seize non-explosive, suspicious package
PORTLAND — Portland police are investigating the discovery of a suspicious package that caused a busy office building that houses the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Maine office to be evacuated. City Police Chief Michael Sauschuck tells the Portland Press Herald the package was left in the building on purpose. The package […]
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Auburn police assist with credit card fraud investigation
PORTLAND — A New York woman on Wednesday admitted to using counterfeit credit cards to make purchases at stores in several area cities and towns, including Auburn. Xiu Fang Zhang, 21, of New York City pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to commit credit card fraud. Prosecutors said between Jan. 3 and Jan. […]