SOUTH PORTLAND — The woman struck and killed by an Amtrak Downeaster train in Maine over the weekend has been identified as a South Portland woman. Amtrak officials say 39-year-old Nyla Howard was walking on the tracks when she was struck by a Boston-bound train just before 7 p.m. Saturday near Calvary Cemetery in South […]
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Person struck by Amtrak Downeaster dies in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — One person is dead after a Downeaster train incident one mile south of the Portland station, Amtrak confirms to CBS 13. Train 648, on its way to Boston, hit the person at 6:55 p.m. Saturday, according to Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods. At the time of the incident, 68 passengers were on the […]
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Police say man brought juveniles from N.Y. to Maine to pass fake bills
SOUTH PORTLAND — A New York City man is facing multiple charges after allegedly bringing four Big Apple juveniles to the Maine Mall for the purpose of passing counterfeit cash, police said. The sequence of events leading to Monday afternoon’s arrest of Andrew Cupidore, 20, began when a mall employee told a South Portland police […]
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Broken ATM at South Portland bank spits out $37,000
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating after a malfunctioning ATM at a bank spit out $37,000 in cash to man who requested $140. South Portland police tell WGME-TV (http://bit.ly/1dXCy0i ) that they responded to the TD Bank branch at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday after getting a call from a woman who said […]
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Group targets Lewiston for next vote to legalize marijuana
AUGUSTA — The Marijuana Policy Project will launch new efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use this fall in Lewiston, South Portland and York, a move that leaders in two of those cities said caught them to some degree off guard. While South Portland Police Chief Edward Googins said he has suspected since election night in […]
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South Portland synagogue named one of world’s 50 ‘stunning’ temples
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A synagogue in South Portland has been listed by news and entertainment website Huffington Post as one of 50 “stunning” synagogues and temples around the world. Located just off Main Street, Congregation Bet Ha’am’s temple could easily be overlooked by passers-by. But behind its garden walls, there’s a reflecting pool and […]
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South Portland approves moratorium on tar sands
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — The South Portland City Council has voted to put in place a temporary moratorium that bars tar sands from coming into the city. The City Council on Monday voted 6-1 in favor of the moratorium. It lasts until May 5. Some residents are concerned that a pipeline that sends crude oil […]
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World record video game player to open retro arcade in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — His family was crowned the “First Family of Classic Arcade Gaming,” and now the heir apparent is coming to Knightville. That’s where arcade aficionado David Demers will open Portland Arcade with his former high school teacher, Chris Perks, as the business manager. The arcade is tentatively scheduled to open the beginning of […]
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Portland lawmakers, advocates oppose DHHS office move
PORTLAND — More than a dozen state legislators, city officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday morning and called on Gov. Paul LePage to change the state’s decision to move two social service offices from Bayside to South Portland. In October, the state awarded a contract to consolidate the office of the Department of Health and […]