Rachel Talbot Ross won 75 percent of the vote against Herb Adams, a former state legislator.
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Portland Rep. Sanborn wins Democratic primary for state senate
Rep. Heather Sanborn defeated long-time City Councilor Jill Duson for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 28.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Portland voters easily approve school budget
School leaders made cuts to reach final figure.
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Snapped utility pole closes Forest Avenue
A one-car crash broke a utility pole, and crews from Central Maine Power are expected to work until around 5 p.m. to fix it, potentially slowing the evening commute.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Suspect in killing of Maine sheriff’s deputy pleads not guilty
The 29-year-old Madison man is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office in late April.
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New Hampshire man gets prison time for making false tax claim
Robert E. DeAngelis, 38, formerly of North Berwick, is sentenced by a federal judge in Portland to serve one year and one day.
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Portland says paid sick time proposal could add as much as $400,000 to city budget
The estimated cost includes enforcing the ordinance in the private sector, as well as the cost of providing paid sick time to all city employees.
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Sterling Kozlowski, one of Maine’s top bank executives, dies at 58
The Maine Market president for Key Bank was known for his devotion to community service and economic development.
Posted inCops & Courts
Police say Portland High student brought pellet gun to school after making threat
A 15-year-old boy was charged Thursday with misdemeanor terrorizing after police learned of a generic threat to bring a gun to school and found a realistic-looking pellet handgun in his backpack.
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Portland police officer who was arrested in Massachusetts resigns
Zahra M. Abu, the Portland Police Department’s first Somali officer, was arrested at a nightclub in Worcester in January on charges including assault and battery and disorderly conduct.