Atilio Delgado was about to turn 17 when he was charged with murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old James Cluney in 2022.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
MaineHousing awards nearly $13 million in tax credits to affordable housing projects
The seven projects include 141 units for older adults in Bath, Portland and Windham, and 179 units for families in Portland, Biddeford and Mexico.
Sen. Collins makes BBC’s 2024 ‘100 Women’ list
She is 1 of 7 American women to make the list, which includes artists, astronauts and activists.
Maine signs 10-year liquor administration contract with current provider
Pine State Trading Co., which has overseen spirits administration and distribution since 2014, was the only company to bid on the 2024-34 contracts.
Business groups ask state to pause regulatory process in new recycling rules
The law is designed to make corporations cover the cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging by reimbursing municipalities for disposal costs and investing in recycling infrastructure statewide.
Dog shot and killed along North Yarmouth trail; shooter flees scene
Maine Operation Game Thief is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the shooter’s arrest.
Unemployment rises slightly in Maine urban zones
That tracks with a slight increase in unemployment statewide, which rose from 2.6% in September to 2.9% in October.
Judge approves settlement reforming use of psychotropic drugs for foster children
As part of the settlement, the state will develop a new portable health records system, create informed consent procedures and implement additional reviews.
Fabian Cruz-Thompson, Biddeford: Bike shop mentee becomes the mentor
The Biddeford resident teaches children and teens how to fix bikes at the shop, where he came to do the same as a kid.
Maine regulators back plan to preserve the 207 area code ‘perhaps indefinitely’
‘We can potentially extend the 207 area code well into the future, perhaps indefinitely,’ PUC Chair Philip Bartlett said.