The system’s board of trustees approved $650,000 in capital improvement funds for planning and some renovations to 7 Custom House St. as part of a $100 million project.
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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Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.
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Inmate dies at Mountain View Correctional Facility
Craig Pelkey, 56, of Holden, died around 11:20 a.m. at the Charleston prison. The Maine Department of Corrections did not specify his cause death.
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Maine foliage expert predicts vibrant display ‘for the record books’
The state’s leaf-peeping season kicked off this week with the first foliage report of the fall from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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UMaine System rescinds controversial sale of Belfast building to church, citing procedural issue
The change follows weeks of criticism from other bidders and community members over the procurement process for the Hutchinson Center.
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Portland City Council panel endorses plan for two-way State and High streets
Though the move signals progress on the long-considered conversion, project overseer Jeremiah Bartlett said, ‘We’re much closer to the beginning of this than we are the end.’
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Portland geese deformed by ‘unnaturally high-calorie diet’
Some geese are suffering from a condition called ‘Angel Wing,’ which is a malformation of their wings caused by a high calorie diet – namely, things like bread.
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Maine issues its first-ever recall of tainted recreational marijuana
It’s the first such recall since Maine’s recreational cannabis market launched in 2020, and it affects 3 pre-rolls and 1 flower product, all produced by Cannabis Cured.
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York sheriff’s office seeking public’s help locating fugitive motorcyclist
Troy Blackburn is wanted on multiple felony charges and has evaded police on his yellow Yamaha FZ-09 several times, the sheriff’s office said.
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Department of Justice sues Maine over treatment of children with behavioral disabilities
The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland says the state has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.