PORTLAND (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting that killed a man in Portland. Police were called to an apartment complex on Brighton Avenue Friday night for a report of shots fired. Authorities found one man dead and believe the shooter either ran away or fled in a vehicle. Police continue to search for the […]
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Portland jetport earns praise from industry groups
PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland International Jetport is earning high praise from the aviation industry for its customer service and commitment to sustainability. The Maine airport was among seven from around the world to receive an Airports Going Green award from the Chicago Department of Aviation. The jetport in 2012 completed a 137,000-square-foot addition with […]
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Police: Man crawled into sunken car, saved baby
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine logger helped save an infant from drowning when he crawled into a car that was upside-down in water and used a knife to cut the straps off her car seat and pull her out, police said. The baby wasn’t breathing and another bystander performed CPR, reviving the girl, police said. […]
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AHL hockey: Portland Pirates end scoring drought in win over Albany Devils
PORTLAND — Whether they wanted to or not, the Portland Pirates made franchise history Saturday against the Albany Devils. It wasn’t a feat worth celebrating, though the Pirates did snap a two-game losing streak in the process. The Pirates set a new franchise record for the longest scoring drought at 169 minutes, 2 seconds, surpassing the […]
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USM to consolidate departments
PORTLAND — In an effort to centralize services, cut costs and attract and retain more students, University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan announced Thursday the consolidation of several departments and the creation of a new vice president for enrollment management position. “We have issues with recruiting and retention,” Flanagan said. “Our first job here […]
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Portland house burned in fatal fire was in foreclosure
PORTLAND — The apartment house in Portland where a fire killed six people on Nov. 1 was in foreclosure. The Portland Press Herald reports that this summer, landlord Gregory Nisbet was given 300 days to buy the Noyes Street home back from the bank for more than $300,000. The paper cites records from the Cumberland […]
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About 200 honor fire victims at vigil
PORTLAND — Nearly 200 people gathered in Portland’s Longfellow Park on Tuesday night for a vigil to remember the six people who died this month just a short walk away in what was Maine’s deadliest fire in four decades. The 20-24 Noyes St. blaze has tested the city on multiple levels. In addition to the […]
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Pro Hockey: Monarchs snap Portland’s five-game winning streak in shutout
Winners of five straight, the Pirates were also the lone unbeaten team at home. Both of those streaks came to a screeching halt against the visiting Manchester Monarchs, who handed Portland a 4-0 loss in front of 1,519 fans at Cross Insurance Arena. It was Portland’s first shutout loss of the season. “That’s a good little […]
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Portland vigil planned for fire victims
PORTLAND — Mourners are planning a Monday night vigil for the victims of a house fire that killed six people in Portland on Nov. 1. WMTW-TV reports the vigil will take place in Longfellow Park on Noyes Street, the street where the burned house is located. Authorities say they are still investigating the cause of […]
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Portland police say injured man wasn’t breaking into florist
PORTLAND — A Maine man who authorities originally said fell to the sidewalk while rappelling down a fire escape after breaking into a Portland flower shop was actually part of a stunt that had gone awry. Ronald Podlaski told the Portland Press Herald on Monday he was trying to surprise a friend Saturday by sneaking […]