A delivery of sodium bisulfite was mistakenly added to a supply of sodium hypochlorite, the main chemical in bleach.
David Hench
Feature Obituary: Natalie Dunlap, 91, landscape designer and Renaissance woman
Natalie Dunlap was a Renaissance woman who relished a good book, good food and the spiritual beneficence of plants. To Ms. Dunlap, a landscape designer, “A nice garden and pleasant landscape was comforting – soothe your soul, so to speak,” said her son, Al DuMais of Lisbon. “Nan” Dunlap died Friday at the Highlands in […]
Southbound tourist exodus ties up turnpike traffic
By 4:25 p.m., traffic was still tied up but only as far north as Wells.
Portland police investigate Forest Ave. stabbing
A man was dropped off at Brighton FirstCare with what appeared to be a serious stab wound in the neck.
Fatal Harrison crash caused by plane running out of fuel
A federal report also says the pilot should not have been flying that day.
Fatal plane crash blamed on running out of gas
Investigators of the Harrison crash recovered just four ounces of fuel, even though the plane’s fuel system had not been compromised.
Saco crash snarls morning traffic
Nobody was seriously injured in the 8:11 a.m. crash.
For fallen firefighters, a permanent salute
Charles Barrett was 41 when he was killed by a high-voltage shock while responding to an alarm at the Congress Square Hotel on Oct. 2, 1908. He had recently submitted his resignation so he could care for his invalid wife and their six children, all younger than 11. Deputy Chief William Steele, 46, and Lt. […]
Police arrest freed felon, seize gun, drugs
A South Portland man who was out on bail and a Cumberland woman are accused of trafficking.
Couple arrested on Congress St.,charged with dealing heroin, crack
Two people face charges of trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin following their arrest in a Congress Street parking lot Wednesday night.
Agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency working with Portland and Westbrook police charged Carl Langston, 22, of South Portland and Carol Vining, 22, of Cumberland, police said.