Christmas traffic can be harder to predict than Thanksgiving, but experts say a record number of Americans are expected to travel between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1.
Katie Langley
Staff Writer
Katie covers Brunswick and Topsham for the Times Record. She was previously the weekend reporter at the Portland Press Herald and is originally from the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York. Before joining the Press Herald, she attended Quinnipiac University, where she studied journalism and political science and worked as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Quinnipiac Chronicle. She also worked on the digital team at NBC Connecticut based in West Hartford. When she isn't reporting, you can find her exploring Portland's coffee shops and bookstores.
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Fire badly damages 2 businesses in Ogunquit’s Perkins Cove
The fire caused ‘extensive damage’ to Uniques and Antiques and the Oarweed Restaurant, according to the Ogunquit Fire Department.
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Portland community members gather for winter solstice celebration
The Deering Center Neighborhood Association hosted the gathering Saturday night, inviting visitors to reflect while walking on a spiral path on the first day of winter and longest night of the year.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
‘Severely hypothermic’ hiker from Portland rescued in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
The hiker called for help on Little Haystack Mountain after he became hypothermic on a sunrise hike, officials said.
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Car crash causes power outage at Portland International Jetport
A jetport official said one flight was delayed because of the outage. A Central Maine Power spokesperson said around 10:30 a.m. that service had been restored.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
All 4 members of Maine’s congressional delegation back government funding bill
Maine’s House members noted that the final deal dropped a controversial suspension of the national debt ceiling, which had been backed by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Mainers with ties to Syria celebrate fall of Assad regime
Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Syrian civilians from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011 to June 2024.
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Biden to declare Frances Perkins’ Newcastle home a national monument
She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and the 40-hour work week.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Wrong-way driver arrested following head-on crash on I-95 in Falmouth
State police said the driver crashed into a car operated by a pregnant woman, who sustained minor injuries.
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Santa arrives by lobster boat at Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude
The annual holiday festival kicked off this weekend with a hat parade and Santa’s arrival, on a boatload full of elves and giant lobsters.