The fire at a Franklin County home on Avon Valley Road was reported early Sunday afternoon, officials said.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine lakes, ponds at risk as invasive bladderwort plant moves in
Swollen bladderwort, an invasive aquatic plant, has been confirmed in eight southern and western Maine water bodies. Officials are worried it will continue to spread.
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Does a $9 kelp hot dog belong at Willard Beach? | Column
Lady Shuckers has taken over the snack shack, offering some elevated menu items that have gotten the South Portland beach buzzing.
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Camper explosion in Old Orchard Beach injures 2, officials say
The explosion at Powder Horn Campground was likely caused by a gas leak that was ignited when an occupant of a camper attempted to light a candle, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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Maine farms open barn doors to visitors to show off ‘labor of love and passion’
As part of the statewide Open Farm Day on Sunday, Pineland Farms in New Gloucester welcomed more than 600 visitors to meet its variety of livestock and learn more about local agriculture.
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Portland street medicine partnership provides care for some of city’s most vulnerable
Project Lifeline provides care to pregnant and postpartum people who are unhoused and dealing with addiction.
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How a paddleboarder’s killing in a small Maine town instantly fueled online conspiracies
Almost as soon as officials announced that Sunshine ‘Sunny’ Stewart was the victim of a homicide, social media users began to hypothesize that her death was the work of a New England serial killer. Police and experts say such speculation is often harmful to official investigations.
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Somerset County sheriff deputies: AI saves time writing reports
A new report writing software that uses artificial intelligence appears to be catching on among Maine law enforcement agencies, despite ongoing questions and criticism from defense attorneys and other advocates.
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Portland police make arrest, UNE lockdown lifted
Portland police officers searched the wooded area off Bishop Street Saturday night after reports of gunfire.
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Art steamrolls into Portland at annual Print Jam
The seventh annual event from local studio Running With Scissors brought industrial-sized woodblock printmaking to the Portland arts scene.