Portland police are investigating a series of thefts across the city in which catalytic converters are being removed from vehicles and likely sold for cash. A variety of vehicles have been targeted, including smaller sedans, buses and box trucks parked overnight. During the last week in April and the first week in May there at […]
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Portland Public Health opens vaccine clinic on India Street
Portland Public Health began offering the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson this week at its clinic at 103 India St. The vaccine will be made available to the general public regardless of residency, as well as for clients of the Portland Community Free Clinic, the STD Clinic and the Needle Exchange Program. For […]
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Project to reconstruct Somerset Street in Portland begins next week
Reconstruction of Somerset Street in Portland, a joint project of the Portland Department of Public Works and Maine Department of Transportation, begins Monday, May 17. Work involves constructing new intersection at Elm and Somerset streets; reconfiguring the intersection with Preble, Somerset, Kennebec Street and Alder streets; installing sidewalks on both sides of Somerset/Kennebec Street from […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Rides of Silence to memorialize bicycle, pedestrian fatalities
Group rides will be held next week in seven communities across Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Meet the at-large candidates for Portland’s charter commission
Ten candidates are seeking four at-large seats on the Portland Charter Commission, which will review and recommend changes to the basic form of government in Maine’s largest city.
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Pandemic-fueled real estate boom threatens property tax hikes as much as 30% for Maine homeowners
Long-delayed revaluations promise to shift some tax responsibility from business to residential property owners; one South Portland woman is considering selling her plasma to cover the costs.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Teenager shot at Portland apartment complex
Police said the 19-year-old shot Thursday night in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood suffered injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening.
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Portland man’s arrest shines light on growing white nationalist movement
Andrew Hazelton, who is charged with possessing child pornography, was a member of a small but vocal white supremacist propaganda group that recently established a presence in Maine.
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Portland police investigate attack on woman walking in West End
Police warn the public to be careful following the assault, which was the third of its kind in the same neighborhood over the past 6 months.
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After nearly two years away, baseball fans bask in return to Hadlock Field
Fans in the crowd limited by coronavirus restrictions revel in being at the first Sea Dogs game in 610 days.