Rent for residents of Marsh Brook Estates, a manufactured housing park in the city owned by a New York company, has nearly doubled over the past 5 years.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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New Jersey man collapses, dies while bear hunting in Maine
David Ridgway, 69, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, was hunting in Pierce Pond Township, about 50 miles north of Skowhegan, when he collapsed.
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Justice Department sues Maine for refusing to provide voter information
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows twice denied the DOJ’s request for the information, which includes personal data such as birth dates, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.
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Portland taxi fares get a bump for first time in over 15 years
The minimum fare changed for the first time since 2009, going from $1.90 to $4, and the mileage rate rose from 30 cents to 35 cents per one-tenth mile.
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Portland council condemns ICE practices, calls for agents to ID themselves
The council passed a resolution Monday in response to the detention of a parent by masked and unidentified immigration officers at Talbot Community School last week.
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Speaker of Maine House subject of bomb threat
Ryan Fecteau said law enforcement received the threat about an explosive device at his house in Biddeford on Thursday and determined ‘there was no danger to my family, my neighbors, and our community.’
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Over 100 gather at vigil for Charlie Kirk in Portland
Supporters of the slain conservative influencer turned out for the gathering Friday night, swaying to songs and prayers, giving speeches, embracing, shedding tears and lighting candles while singing ‘Amazing Grace.’
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Staffer on 2020 campaign of Maine U.S. Senate candidate found guilty of theft
A Hancock County jury found that Matthew McDonald embezzled $225,000 from Max Linn, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Baxter State Park seeks public’s help after Katahdin summit sign is vandalized
The letters ‘H.M.’ and ‘J.M’ were etched into the middle of the sign at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, the state park said Thursday.
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Unidentified law enforcement agents detain parent near Portland school, superintendent says
Superintendent Ryan Scallon said the incident outside Talbot Community School, which occurred after the parent dropped off their child, has had a ‘chilling’ effect on the city’s school community.