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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.
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...
Local food truck giving back before closing their doors
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A Waterville food truck is closing for the season, but not before they can give back to the community. Due to family issues, Kone Zone will close for the year on Friday. On that last day, they have decided to give their entire profit to the...
‘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.
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...
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.
Full recovery expected for child flown to Maine Med
A critically ill child was flown to Maine Medical Center from Boothbay Harbor by LifeFlight June 30, according to Boothbay EMS Chief Dan Gardner. Gardner said the child is expected to make a full recovery. “This is a perfect example of several agencies (unified together) to save lives, and a...
Press Room stabbing: Newmarket resident charged with assault at Portsmouth bar
PORTSMOUTH — A Press Room patron is charged with a stabbing inside the 48-year-old downtown bar and music venue June 22, police said Tuesday. Jazmin Diaz Barrientos, 23, of Newmarket, is charged with second degree assault, two counts of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon and reckless conduct, all Class B felonies. Barrientos was also charged with two counts of simple assault, Class A misdemeanors, and disorderly conduct, which is a Class B misdemeanor, according to police.
30 new condos part of big housing project in Rochester
ROCHESTER — Thirty condominiums in five new buildings may soon be added at 86 Church St., where plans also call for upgrading 12 existing apartments into condos. The city Planning Board on Monday night voted to advance the project, which will total 42 condo units, according to Scott Lawler of Norway Plains in Rochester, the engineer for the project. The development is being proposed by Stabile Companies of Nashua.
The Ridge in Rochester offers free movies, fun summer events: Here's the schedule
ROCHESTER — The summer entertainment schedule is set for The Ridge Marketplace shopping plaza's lawn, a community gathering space offering free events for all ages. Bounce & Splash & Entertainment will be offered Wednesdays, July 3 to Aug. 21, noon-3 p.m.: Rochester Recreation will offer Toddler Playgroup Fridays, July 5, Aug. 2 and Aug. 16, 9:30-11 a.m.
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