A 2-mile stretch surrounding two culverts in Caribou saw at least 127 collisions between 2003-23, according to the Maine DOT.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
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Multi-vehicle crash closes Maine Turnpike near Scarborough, road now reopen
Four vehicles were involved in a chain collision near mile marker 39, closing southbound lanes for several hours.
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Volunteers make for smooth operation at Cape Elizabeth ice rink
Now in its third year, the Cape Elizabeth Community Arena hosts skating lessons, recreational hockey leagues and free open skating sessions.
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As Christmas winds down, Portlanders welcome Hanukkah
Chabad of Maine marks the start of the Jewish festival of lights and the 50th year of public menorah lightings in the U.S.
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Damariscotta man dead after head-on crash in Bristol
The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Woman injured in Portland shooting; suspect arrested
Police have charged Ayden Foley Jordan, 21, of Portland, with elevated aggravated assault.
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Advocates cheer possible end of genetically modified salmon
After the FDA reassessed its approval of a genetically modified salmon, a company behind the project announced this month that it will cease fish farming.
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Victims of fatal crash in Clifton identified
Two cars collided head on after one crossed the center line Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said. One car rolled and caught fire.
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Portland mourns roughly 50 homeless people who died in 2024
More than 100 people carried electric candles, glowing with orange and white flames, in a vigil for those who died this year in Greater Portland.
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Westbrook student accused of making threats taken into protective custody
Police are investigating after several high school students were named in ‘threatening messages written by another student.’