Portland joins South Portland in using the system for non-emergencies, and Auburn is also planning to enroll.
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Tax plan trumps Maine’s bid for Kestrel
Plane-maker taking new plant and 600 jobs to Wisconsin.
More cars stolen, with owners’ help
Portland police say the rise in thefts can be solved by locking vehicles and taking the keys.
Portland credit union robbed again
Police say a man entered the credit union about 4 p.m. and demanded money.
Armed man wearing ski mask robs Portland store
The man robbed the Cumberland Farms on Pine Street around 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
Police investigate Scarborough robbery attempt
The victim tells police he was accosted in the parking lot of Town Place Suites at 12:30 a.m. by two masked men wearing dark clothing.
Suspect in series of Route 1 burglaries in custody
York police issued an arrest warrant for Craig Ford, 24, who was taken to Rockingham County Jail in New Hampshire pending extradition to Maine.
Teen passenger killed in Biddeford crash
Chaz Dorais, 19, is killed when the car he was riding in left the road near 214 West St. and hit a garage.
Senator thinks Maine will ban all phone use while driving
More limits could come in response to a national panel’s recommendation to eliminate all cellphone use behind the wheel.
Deadly crash sends messageabout texting, officials say
The driver of the car in which two teenagers died was texting when she lost control, authorities say.