South Portland police have identified the Southern Maine Community College students involved in a fatal single-car crash earlier this week. Patrick Donaghue, 20, of Wilton, was a passenger in the car and died as a result of the crash. The driver was William Blanchard, 18, of Gorham. He survived. Police said Blanchard called them around […]
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Wilton man, 20, dies in South Portland crash
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 20-year-old Southern Maine Community College student from Wilton died of injuries suffered in a single-car crash near the entrance to Bug Light Park on Monday night, according to South Portland police. Emergency workers were called to the park at about 9:21 p.m. by the driver of a 2004 Volvo. Police say […]
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World War II plane lands at Jetport
A B-24 Liberator makes its landing approach on Wednesday at the Portland International Jetport in South Portland. The World War II-era plane is the only fully restored and operable example of its kind. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald)
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South Portland hires goats as contract gardeners
SOUTH PORTLAND — A herd of goats was delivered to the Pleasantdale neighborhood Wednesday morning, on a mission to help make a small, little-used waterfront park more inviting to the public. The city has hired Scapegoats of Kennebunk to clear Yerxa Park of unwanted vegetation, including Japanese knotweed, a hard-to-kill invasive plant. The park is off Broadway, […]
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Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College
SOUTH PORTLAND — About 60 Southern Maine Community College students living at Spring Point Residence Hall moved to temporary quarters Sunday after being told Saturday night they had less than 24 hours to vacate the dorm because of widespread mold in the building. The college attributed the problem to a malfunction in the dorm’s heating, […]
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Baseball items from Bates grad, who was early Red Sox star, up for auction
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Some items belonging to one of the Boston Red Sox’s early members — when the team was known as the Boston Americans — are coming up for sale. Third baseman Harry Lord played for the Americans and then the Red Sox, becoming one of the first captains in 1910, before he switched […]
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Police say road rage and maybe alcohol snarl Turnpike traffic
A suspected road rage incident Friday on the Maine Turnpike in South Portland escalated after one person brandished a firearm, police say. Lt. Erik Baker of the Maine State Police said two adults and two juveniles were detained but no one had been charged. “It’s going to take some time to sort out, especially because […]
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Police arrest 2 after ‘dine and dash’ attempt involving hatchet, box cutter
South Portland police arrested a man and a woman following an attempted “dine and dash” at Imperial China over the weekend, saying the man used a hatchet and the woman a box cutter to threaten restaurant staff after trying to walk out on a $40 tab. A third member of the group was issued a […]
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Dempsey Center merger complete
LEWISTON — Almost exactly one year after the Dempsey Center announced plans to separate from Central Maine Healthcare and merge with Cancer Community Center in South Portland, that merger is complete. The Dempsey Center separated from CMHC several months ago. It announced Monday that Cancer Community Center and the Dempsey Center legally merged on July […]
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Police say trio tried to ‘dine and dash’ with a knife and a hatchet
Three individuals attempted a dine and dash at Imperial China on Saturday, using a razor knife and a hatchet to threaten restaurant staff after trying to walk out without paying for a meal, the South Portland Police Department said Monday. Officers responded to reports of customers fighting with the staff around 5 p.m. that evening. […]