WESTBROOK (AP) — The Portland Water District and state environmental officials have launched a campaign to stop people from flushing baby wipes and other items down the toilet. The purpose of the campaign launched Tuesday is to cut down on clogs which cause overflows and require costly fixes for homeowners and public wastewater facilities. The […]
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Portland Sea Dogs: McMillon ‘stumbles’ in for second time
SOUTH PORTLAND — Becoming the next manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, or being put in charge of any professional baseball team for that matter, was never part of Billy McMillon’s ambitious five-year plan or grandiose childhood dream. McMillon, 42, has long been content to let his talent and work ethic speak for themselves and […]
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Portland planners approve first phase of 165-foot-tall Bayside tower project
PORTLAND — In a nearly seven-hour meeting at Portland City Hall, members of the planning board gave developers the green light — in some cases begrudgingly — for the first phase of a four-tower, $150 million project in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. The long-awaited vote on the project’s fate came more than a month later […]
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Portland man gets 14½ years for having child pornography a 2nd time
PORTLAND — A local man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 14½ years in federal prison for possessing child pornography and violating his supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. It was the second time since 2001 that Timothy Majeroni, 46, of Portland has been sentenced to federal prison for the same […]
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State trooper injured in accident on Interstate 295
PORTLAND — State police say a Trooper was slightly injured Friday morning when her cruiser was struck on Interstate 295. Trooper Jessica Shorey was treated and released from Maine Medical Center for neck and back pain. She was in her cruiser parked in the southbound breakdown lane just south of Tukey’s Bridge where two other cars had […]
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Portland considering shopping bag fee
PORTLAND (AP) — Advocates in Portland who want to see a reduction in single-use plastic and paper grocery bags are favoring a per-bag fee to help shoppers switch to reusable totes, instead. A group is meeting Monday to review other U.S. communities’ efforts to discourage single-use bags and consider an ordinance in Portland that would […]
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Portland slaying suspect seeks dismissal of evidence
PORTLAND (AP) — A man charged with killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in an SUV in a hotel parking lot in Portland is scheduled to face trial in March. Anthony Pratt Jr.’s murder trial was set for March 7 at a court hearing Thursday at which his defense lawyers argued that statements he […]
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Supreme Court case on abortion clinic buffer zones could affect Portland, polling places
PORTLAND — Local and regional Planned Parenthood officials say if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out buffer zones intended to keep anti-abortion protesters away from their clinics, similar protective areas aimed at safeguarding voters’ rights at the polls could be jeopardized as well. The nation’s highest court is expected to hear oral arguments in the […]
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Scarborough man gets 8 years for street beat down
PORTLAND (AP) — A Scarborough man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a violent street attack in Portland in 2012 that left a woman with permanent injuries. Eric Gwaro, a former volunteer firefighter, was also sentenced Monday to four years of probation and ordered to pay more than $5,600 in restitution. Prosecutors […]
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Pirates drop opener in St. Johns, 3-1
After the day-long headache the Portland Pirates endured in getting to Newfoundland, maybe it’s no surprise that the offense struggled to make connections or that the defense ran out of gas Sunday afternoon. St. John’s scored two goals in the third period to seal a 3-1 win in front of 6,287 at Mile One Centre. […]