SOUTH PORTLAND — A man died shortly after noon Friday after he leapt from the Casco Bay Bridge onto the rocks at the end of Thomas Knight Park. South Portland Police Chief Edward Googins said no foul play is suspected in the death. He said police received reports of a man on the railing of […]
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Video: Car vs. traffic control gate. Call it a tie.
Wait for it… Video from the Casco Bay Bridge in Portland, #Maine. pic.twitter.com/E39LY9IBN2 — MaineDOT (@MaineDOT1) December 5, 2017 Maybe the car was trying to beat the gate coming down to stop traffic entering the Casco Bay Bridge from Portland. It didn’t quite make it unscathed. The Maine Department of Transportation released a video Tuesday […]
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Casco Bay Bridge reopened after car crash causes gas leak
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Bridge was closed Thursday morning while police investigated an accident in Portland. Shortly after 8 a.m., South Portland police closed the bridge at the request of Portland police, who were dealing with a crash on York Street near the entrance to the bridge. The accident involved two cars, one of […]
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Fire causes as much as $9 million in damage to historic island fort building in Portland
PORTLAND — An early morning fire Saturday did between $5 million and $9 million worth of damage to a historic island fort property being renovated as a hotel. According to an announcement Saturday morning by Deputy Portland City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian, the Portland Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 18 McKinley Court on […]