A woman, 69, apparently pressed the gas instead of the brake Wednesday morning, crashing the car she was driving into a metal column at the entryway to Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home on Highwood Street.
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Police to stage active shooter training at Portland high school
Law enforcement agencies, students and school officials will participate in the training exercise at Deering High on Friday and Saturday.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Thornton Academy students walk out to protest staff cuts
School officials say they had to eliminate 8 positions because of declining local enrollment.
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Lawyer for Ayla’s father: DiPietro ‘had nothing to do’ with death
The lawyer for Ayla Reynolds’ mother, Trista Reynolds, filed a summons and complaint for wrongful death in the child’s disappearance in 2011.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland board backs waterfront protections, but not a reduced redevelopment zone
The Planning Board’s recommendation would prohibit new restaurants and stores on the piers but wouldn’t shrink the so-called Non-Marine Use Overlay zone. The City Council will have the final say.
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Madison residents approve $10.2 million school budget
The budget for the 2019-2020 school year was approved 105-25 in a referendum Tuesday.
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Liz Soares: Simple things still count
When I perused the pile of cards sent to me by second-graders, I remembered there is good in the world, writes Liz Soares.
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York County Community College president retiring
Barbara Finklestein will retire at the end of June after five years as president of YCCC.
Posted inNation & World
Fewer babies as U.S. birth rate fails to rebound with economy
Birth rates reach record lows for American women in their teens and 20s, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years.
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Telecom group launches survey to gauge Mainers’ broadband priorities
The Telecommunications Association of Maine, Consolidated Communications and the Island Institute seek to better understand statewide internet usage and needs.