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Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Driver who slammed car into Deering Oaks bleachers pleads guilty to manslaughter

by Emily Allen April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Jonathan Burt of Lisbon will serve 4½ years of a 15-year suspended sentence for killing Celestin Muhizi, 76, in 2020.

The Forecaster

School Notebook: Dec. 1

December 1, 2021November 29, 2021

King Middle School students unveil environmental project King Middle School students and teachers joined leaders from Portland Parks and Maine Audubon to unveil a new interpretive sign about a collaborative, environmental stewardship project in Deering Oaks Park in Portland Nov. 17. The school and several partners adopted an area in Deering Oaks in 2019 to […]

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Browntail moth infestation treatment begins in Deering Oaks Park

May 18, 2021

The City’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department this week will use an organic treatment on trees in Deering Oaks Park that are infested with browntail moth caterpillars. A tree survey conducted in conjunction with the Maine Forest Service found that 313 trees out of 316 surveyed, 313 had browntail moth nests on them. Three oaks […]

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Portland Farmers’ Market to temporarily move to Payson Park

May 3, 2021

The Portland Farmers’ Market will move to Payson Park beginning May 12 so work can be done to treat trees in Deering Oaks for browntail moth caterpillars. The market will return to Deering Oaks Wednesday, June 30. The market at Payson Park can be accessed from Ocean Avenue or Baxter Boulevard, with parking by the […]

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Homeless camp at Deering Oaks spurs complaints about litter, needles

by Michael Kelley August 18, 2020August 19, 2020

Residents say they have seen increased trash, feces and used needles at Deering Oaks.

Animals, Local & State, News

Great black hawk mounted, headed for Maine State Museum

by Deirdre Fleming January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

The first photos of the rare raptor that captivated Maine last year were posted on Facebook on Wednesday after a hunter saw the mount at a taxidermist’s studio.