The National Weather Service said ice jams could cause flooding along the Kennebec River on Friday, and city officials began warning downtown businesses and residents on Wednesday.
December 2018
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Heating oil odor forces closure of South Portland school for 3rd day
Memorial Middle School students will attend classes at South Portland High School on Thursday while malfunctioning boilers are repaired.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Socialists seek official party status in Maine
The Socialist Party of Maine will need to enroll at least 5,000 voters in the party by January 2020 to become recognized as an official political party.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State prepares to install string of high-speed chargers for electric vehicles
Seven stations scattered from Kennebunk to Jackman are expected to come online next year, giving vehicles a fast charge that will take them 240 miles.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. stocks skid to 15-month low after Fed raises interest rates
The quarter-point hike in the short-term interest rate lifts the Fed’s benchmark rate to its highest point since 2008.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on who can apply for asylum
Some immigrants have been blocked from seeking asylum on the basis of gang violence in their home countries or domestic abuse.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine Republican group catches flak for ‘Deck the Wall’ party
The group says the event was meant to spark dialogue, but the marketing language fell short.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Wardens offer $1,000 for information about deer that could have been killed illegally
Wardens say a large male whitetail deer was likely killed illegally on Bean Road in Mount Vernon.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine home sales continue record-breaking pace
While national sales activity dropped 6.7 percent in November, the volume of sales in Maine increased by nearly 3 percent.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Kennebunk family awakens to a fire in their home
The family and visiting relatives had celebrated Christmas early, the night before