PORTLAND (AP) — Police have arrested three people in connection with the assault of a woman at a South Portland motel room that left her badly beaten. Officers were dispatched to a Main Street motel shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday following reports of the altercation. There, police found that the victim’s room was trashed and […]
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Police charge three with assaulting woman at South Portland motel
PORTLAND (AP) — Police have arrested three people in connection with the assault of a woman at a South Portland motel room that left her badly beaten. Officers were dispatched to a Main Street motel shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday following reports of the altercation. There, police found that the victim’s room was trashed and […]
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Portland, South Portland OK plans to build municipal solar farms
PORTLAND (AP) — Portland and South Portland are partnering to build the state’s two largest municipal solar farms on closed landfills. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2mfakEH ) the cities approved the plans on Wednesday night. Portland officials signed a contract with renewable energy company ReVision Energy. South Portland officials authorized separate power-purchase and licensing […]
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South Portland hotel eyes October opening; CarMax downsizes Maine Mall area plan
Carpenter Greg Scribner, left, and Dave Soucier, a foreman at Lindsey Foundations of Milford, install an interior footing at the new Tru by Hilton at 369 Maine Mall Road in South Portland. SOUTH PORTLAND — Construction is underway for the new Tru by Hilton hotel, one of the first 15 of its kind. The new hotel […]
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South Portland police to begin using body cameras
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Police in South Portland will soon be equipped with body cameras, becoming the first in Greater Portland to use the technology. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2hTpQaU ) reported Wednesday that the department has two dozen chest-mounted cameras. They are expected to be used later this month or by early February. Police […]
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Kings, South Portland/Freeport/Waynlete settle for draw
AUBURN — Both teams’ coaches weren’t happy with the way things started Wednesday, and neither was particularly pleased with the ending, either. Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete battled through three periods and overtime with nothing decided, settling for a 3-3 tie at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “The key is you can’t play from behind […]
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Legion tournament: Yankee Ford dismisses Rogers Post
Anthony Degifico hit a single up the middle with runners on second and third, and a play at the plate went Yankee Ford’s way to score the winning run in a 7-6 win at Morton Field. “Just (looking for) a fastball. Just wanted to let it come in, see the ball well, just swing through […]
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South Portland Bob’s Stores to close
MERIDEN, Conn. — The parent company of Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to shutter several New England bricks-and-mortar locations. Meriden, Connecticut-based Vestis Retail Group LLC said Monday that the move was made because of increased competition from big-box stores and online retailers, as well as an unseasonably […]
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Student says faculty mocked his Donald Trump hat
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. South Portland High School student Connor Mullen says he expected students to taunt him when he started wearing the hat to school three weeks ago. […]
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Justice philosophy considers victim, community response to crime
LEWISTON — It is in a community’s best interest to learn new ways to respond to crime, restorative justice advocate Margaret Micolichek told about 30 people Thursday afternoon at the Great Falls Forum at the Lewiston Public Library. “How can we pull people into a support system, rather than just charging them with a crime […]