Ben Cameron of Brunswick-based Harbor Digital offers insight on why and how Midcoast residents should safeguard their information.
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County Road in Gorham reopened following accident
A little more than a half-mile stretch, between Burnham Road in Gorham and Gorham Road in Scarborough, had been closed Tuesday evening.
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Lincoln County schools embrace nature as a classroom
From a new mud kitchen in Boothbay to romping along the snowy Sheepscot River, here’s how a few local teachers plan to enjoy the open air this year, thanks to funding from the Maine Environmental Education Association.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, The Forecaster
DA office awarded grant to track, test sexual assault kits
The nearly $2.5 million three-year federal grant for the project will make it so Maine is no longer the sole state to not inventory any sexual assault kits.
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Snow expected for Portland later this week – but it may not last
The city is expected to get scattered snowstorms beginning Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service says.
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Portland shooting suspect makes first court appearance, enters no plea
Omar Abd Elkader, 21, appeared virtually in the Cumberland County Courthouse on Wednesday. He is being held without bail on a murder charge in the death of Edgar Cando, 31, of Portland.
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After losing their leader, Cumberland fair organizers step up in his memory
When Lyle Merrifield died unexpectedly on Sept. 8 – just 2 weeks before the start of the fair’s 152nd season – his fellow organizers were left determined to put on a fair he’d be proud of.
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Fourth man charged in deadly Woodford Street shooting rejects 12-year plea deal
Court proceedings in the 4 cases have dragged on for years since the fatal Portland shooting. The soonest that the last suspect, Jonathan Geisinger, will go to trial is August 2025.
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South Portland teen found not guilty of school shooting plot
Cumberland County Judge Peter Darvin said the 17-year-old did commit arson.
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Corrections union wants Cumberland County sheriff removed from office
The union claims Sheriff Kevin Joyce committed an ethical – and possibly criminal – violation when he issued a news release 4 years ago blaming a jail guard for assaulting an inmate.