An officer became suspicious after he noticed an abandoned bicycle on Anthoine Street during Tuesday’s snowstorm.
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Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations
The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.
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Senate passes bill calling for state to alert local officials about air quality violations
The measure was introduced after South Portland officials learned in March that a petroleum storage facility had been exceeding emissions limits for years.
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Residents in 4 communities will soon find out whether they’re recycling right or ‘wish-cycling’
Falmouth, Scarborough, South Portland and Windham have hired summer interns in hopes of teaching residents what to put in the recycling and what to leave out.
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Portland woman’s car hits South Portland convenience store
The store and an adjacent Subway sandwich shop are open, but the gas pumps are down until damage to the store can be inspected.
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South Portland emissions controversy inspires bill to require local notice
Two bills would require the Maine DEP to notify municipalities when any ‘notice of violation’ has been issued for emissions infractions and to require independent, third-party testing of emissions.
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Weapons collected in 9 communities’ ‘gun give back’ will end up as gardening tools
The Guns to Garden Tools program on May 11 will allow residents to safely dispose of unwanted firearms at local police departments.
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Advocacy group sues state for records of attempted suicides at Long Creek
An advocacy group is suing the Maine Department of Corrections for access to records of attempted suicides at the state’s only juvenile detention facility. Disability Rights Maine filed its lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. The complaint alleges the department is obstructing an investigation into claims that youths with disabilities are abused […]
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South Portland firefighters pull unconscious woman from burning house
Firefighters pulled an unconscious woman from a burning house in South Portland late Wednesday night. Deputy Chief William Collins said firefighters were able to rescue the woman from the second floor of the home within 5 minutes of arriving at 13 Kincaid St. The fire was reported at 11:25 p.m. and all but one family […]
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New South Portland fire truck catches fire during training
The city of South Portland said it will conduct an internal investigation to determine how firefighters on Tuesday damaged a brand new, $1.1 million Pierce ladder truck during a training exercise. The city said a crew of three firefighters were training in the rear parking lot of the Cash Corner fire station when the truck’s […]