Several locations broke records for low temperatures again this morning. Presque Isle was coldest at minus-18 degrees, but missed an all-time low by 2 degrees.
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UPDATE: Third suspect arrested after Falmouth burglary, assault
FALMOUTH — A third suspect who was wanted in connection with a daytime burglary, car theft and assault last week on Merrill Road turned himself in to police Monday. Police said Christopher Girard, 30, was one of three men who were allegedly in the midst of a home burglary Friday, March 21, when they were […]
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Yarmouth, Falmouth students advance to regional drama fest
YARMOUTH — Yarmouth High School took first place for the second consecutive year at the Maine Drama Festival’s Class B state finals last weekend. The students performed “Josephine’s Stories,” an original adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 collection “Just So Stories.” The festival, held annually by the Maine Principals Association and the Maine Drama Council, challenges […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland bag, foam regulations not ready for City Council
PORTLAND — Proposals to ban polystyrene food containers and charge fees for non-reusable shopping bags remained before a City Council committee after a March 19 public hearing. Councilor David Marshall, chairman of the Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee, said the ordinances could be sent to a full council vote later this spring, but only after his […]
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The impact of oil spills: Oil harms hearts of embryonic fish
Researchers say exposure to crude causes serious defects in heart development.
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Air pollution kills about 7 million per year
A World Health Organization report estimates that most of 4.3 million deaths from indoor air pollution in 2012 are tied to stoves.
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Local & State Dispatches
Police say man was injured by shotgun, not explosion / LePage seeks federal review of Downeaster site / Winslow Homer’s camera donated to Bowdoin College … and more news from around the state.
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Fire destroys Foreside Road home in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — No one was injured Monday when a two-alarm fire destroyed a home and forced Foreside Road to be closed for seven hours. Fire Chief Howard Rice said the blaze was reported at 5 a.m. by a newspaper delivery person. As of Tuesday evening, the cause of fire was still under investigation by the […]
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Maine man gets 13 years in prison for child sex assaults
The judge also imposes 16 years of probation to keep Richard M. Libby, 48, of Windsor, under supervision longer.
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Three-alarm blaze draws nearly 50 firefighters to Portland home
PORTLAND — A single-family home sustained heavy damage Monday morning from a three-alarm fire that attracted nearly 50 firefighters. Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria told reporters at the scene of the 38 Columbia Road blaze that neither of the home’s two residents were injured in the incident. One was not home at the time of […]