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32-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured after Crash and Fire in Maine
A 32-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday night after crashing into two large rocks and being trapped in a burning vehicle in Standish. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Andrew Leeman from Westbrook “was leaving a gathering at the Acres of Wildlife, traveling at a high rate of speed on Pequawket Trail” when he tried to pass another vehicle and went off the road, crashing into two large rocks. The vehicle landed on its side and the rocks were thrown from their original spot.
Sea Dogs top Fisher Cats at Hadlock
Portland, Maine - The Portland Sea Dogs (5-2, 41-35) take game two of the series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-5, 32-43) in a 5-3 win on Tuesday night. Roman Anthony smoked his team-leading ninth homer while Blaze Jordan went three-for-four with two doubles. Eddinson Paulino notched a multi-hit game going two-for-three with a triple. Jacob Webb tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in his fourth start of the season.
Scarborough, Maine, Restaurant Closes Permanently Months After Opening
For those that drive down Payne Road in Scarborough towards the Maine Mall, it's one of the most recognizable shops along the strip, standing out amongst big box stores and sprawling hotels. That would be Fresco Del Forno (formerly Pizza Plus), an Italian eatery that featured everything from pizza to...
Sea Dogs host annual Maine Children's Cancer Program night, striking out cancer in kids
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Sea Dogs were playing to secure more than just a win at Tuesday night's home game, which doubled as their 30th annual Maine Children's Cancer Program (MCCP) night. Every year, the team hosts a Strike Out Cancer in Kids fundraising night in an effort...
Maine’s highest court rejects Bangor man’s appeal of murder conviction
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Maine’s highest court Tuesday rejected a Bangor man’s appeal of his murder conviction. Rayshaun Moore was found guilty of fatally stabbing Demetrius Snow outside a Bangor nightclub in 2020. Last year, Moore was sentenced to 30 years in prison. It was the second sentencing...
Casco Bay Wind Symphony needs donations to perform at July 4 celebration
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Casco Bay Wind Symphony is bringing music back to Portland's July 4 celebration. “Usually our audiences are in the hundreds, and we’re looking forward to playing for potentially tens of thousands on the Fourth of July. That requires a much larger production crew," Casco Bay Wind Symphony Conductor William Kinne said.
Portland braces for dog days of summer with hotter and slightly wet July forecast
PORTLAND (WGME) --It's almost time for the dog days of summer, which run from July 3 to August 11. July is projected to be warmer and slightly wetter than normal after a dry June. Let's go back to June and recap the weather statistics from the month. In June, a...
Marshall Communications promotes Dimock to account executive
PORTLAND — Marshall Communications, an award-winning marketing and public relations firm located in Portland, is pleased to announce the promotion of Emma Dimock — a former relationship manager — to […]
Listen as flight takes off from closed runway, despite warning
PORTLAND, Maine — The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that it is investigating after a flight took off from a closed runway at the Portland International Jetport in Maine this week. The FAA says Southwest Airlines Flight 4805 to Baltimore departed from a temporarily closed runway on June 25, at...
‘Henry Isaacs: From Portland to Mount Desert and Everywhere In Between’
Gleason Fine Art opens its 39th July with a dazzling show by gallery favorite Henry Isaacs. “Henry Isaacs: From Portland to Mt. Desert and Everywhere in Between” opens Wednesday, July 3, and runs through Aug. 6. Friends, collectors, and fellow artists are invited to the gallery on Friday, July 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet Henry and view the gallery's latest collection of Henry's oils.
Mack delivers LR Electric refuse truck to City of Portland, Maine
City of Portland, Maine, officials recently took delivery of a Class 8 Mack LR Electric model – the state’s first refuse battery-electric vehicle (BEV) – during an event in the city. A combined grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and the Maine Department of EPA helped fund the purchase of the LR Electric vehicle.
Portland credit union will expand to Lewiston with construction of new branch
Portland-based cPort Credit Union plans to open a branch in Lewiston next summer, occupying a new building to be constructed on the site of a former Dunkin' Donuts. “We have been looking at the area for some time and thought this was the perfect location for us,” Gene Ardito, cPort’s president and CEO, told Mainebiz.
Portsmouth, developer Mark McNabb work on downtown land swap: Here's why
PORTSMOUTH — The city and developer Mark McNabb are working on a land swap that would allow the developer to own all of Haven Court, which he is planning to pay to upgrade, along with High and Ladd streets, and the utilities underneath the roadways. McNabb reached out to the city about the proposed deal after one of his LLCs entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the former J.J. Newberry property, he wrote in...
Portsmouth grad Ryan Minckler commits to play baseball at Arizona State University
SANFORD, Maine — Ryan Minckler put on a dazzling performance on Monday night for the Sanford Mainers, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Sanford's 3-2 win over Keene in a New England Collegiate Baseball League game. The 2021 Portsmouth High School graduate put on a show in...
MAINE: Falmouth ends Cape’s reign, Yarmouth wins in OT
In the Maine Class A state championship game, Falmouth came out scoring at a furious pace and maintained control of the contest to the end to earn a convincing 18-5 victory over three-time defending champion Cape Elizabeth last month. Similar to its season. “We were certainly building some momentum over...
Portland teen sentenced in Fourth of July shooting on Naples causeway last year
NAPLES, Maine — A Portland man was sentenced Monday nearly a year to the day after a shooting incident in Naples he later claimed responsibility for in court. Alexzander Goodwin, 19, was sentenced to five years behind bars after he was convicted of elevated aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from a shooting during Fourth of July celebrations.
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