The message claimed to be from the ‘Department of Motor Vehicles,’ which doesn’t exist in Maine, and prompted recipients to provide payment information.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine DEP issues air quality alert for Wednesday and Thursday
The department recommends that people along Maine’s coast consider limiting strenuous outdoor activities if they are susceptible to the effects of air pollution.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Illinois man pleads guilty to threatening public officials in Maine
According to court documents, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent 7 emails to public officials in Maine, each with the subject line: ‘You’re going to die.’
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
The weather in Maine has been weird lately, even by New England standards
Severe downpours, 80-degree days and snow accumulation on Maine’s peaks are among the surprises May has brought to the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Jane’s Walk tours unwind the fabric of Maine’s communities
On Saturday, over 50 free walking tours — part of a ‘global festival’ across 200 cities — highlighted the history of 29 municipalities in Maine.
Posted inUncategorized
Cape Elizabeth’s proposed school budget brings 3% tax increase
Superintendent Chris Record said the goal from the onset was maintaining what the district has rather than expanding.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Gulf of Maine scallop fishery closes midseason for first time in 16 years
Federal regulators have yet to approve the annual quota for scallopers in the Northern Gulf of Maine, so a much smaller limit is temporarily in place.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Family members sue Scarborough inn over woman’s fatal fall from cliff
The sister and daughter of the Georgia woman are seeking $1 million from the owners of the Black Point Inn on Prouts Neck.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New housing caps proposed in Scarborough to regulate growth
Town councilors say the building permit allotments allowed in the draft plan to revise the town’s growth management ordinance may be too high.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Business, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Scarborough Planning Board gives green light to state’s first Costco
The Scarborough Planning Board approved site plan designs and various waivers that pave the way for the popular membership-only big box store to be built at The Downs.