Jacob Poitraw was shot after ramming a police officer’s cruiser several times Sunday evening during a pursuit.
June 2022
Posted inCommunity News
Military Notes
BANGOR Army National Guard medical detachment changes hands The Maine Army National Guard Medical Readiness Unit (MRU) held a change of command ceremony May 7 at the 240th Regional Training Institute in which Lt. Col. Jonathan Bausman handed over command of the detachment to Capt. Frederick Looper. Bausman said he was impressed with the unit’s […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Imagine that you were a child in Uvalde
One of the little girls who survived the brutal killing of children in Texas last week said she did that by smearing herself with the blood of a still-living child next to her, who didn’t survive. Let’s let that sink in. Then, in the light of PTSD, let’s imagine that youngster’s future, that she and […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Poliquin, Caruso should stop stoking election fraud claims
The Republican candidates are undermining trust in democratic institutions for personal political gain.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Crossing guard standing tall for kids celebrated by school community
East End Community School recently honored its beloved crossing guard, Danny Lowe, a client of Port Resources’ Achieving Independence in Maine program.
Posted inDo This
The Resurgam Festival: Spirit of city’s love for music and arts rises anew
The new, one-day celebration Sunday at Thompson’s Point is organized by Maine Academy of Modern Music, prompted partly by the scrapping of Portland’s Old Port Festival in 2019.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Maine Voices: Depp verdict will silence survivors
A jury’s verdict in the high profile defamation case will embolden abusers and make them more dangerous.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Headstone, finally installed, brings comfort to Afghan general’s widow
Press Herald readers and others donated thousands of dollars to help a Westbrook immigrant in many ways.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Outside group pours money into Democratic primary for Cumberland County DA
Incumbent Jonathan Sahrbeck and challenger Jackie Sartoris are vying for the Democratic nomination with no Republicans listed on Cumberland County’s ballot.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Rebel flags don’t belong in Memorial Day parade
I have marched in many Memorial Day parades: as a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout, in a fife and drum corps, and as an EMT in full dress uniform. At none of these parades would a Confederate flag have belonged. That flag symbolizes slavery, treason, the worst war in US history followed by the first […]