State scientists are testing the water for a toxic blue-green algae bloom at Twin Brook after tests showed 2 dogs had algae-related toxicity after swimming there Aug. 21.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Cumberland estate of Dr. Oz’s wife becomes Senate campaign fodder in Pennsylvania
The Trump-endorsed celebrity doctor’s opponent has run ads attacking him for being unable to remember how many homes his family owns.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police detain Greely student who threatened to shoot 3 students
MSAD 51 Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said the student referenced a gun in a backpack but no gun was found on school grounds.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Schools in Bangor and Cumberland ranked best in Maine
Fruit Street School in Bangor is named the top elementary school in the state, and Greely Middle School in Cumberland the top middle school by U.S. News & World Report.
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After one-year hiatus, Maine Marathon returns to Portland’s Back Cove
About 3,300 runners will take part in the event Sunday morning, joining the largest road race in Maine since the start of the pandemic.
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Maine schools report vandalism linked to social media trend
While most of the vandalism and thefts in Maine have been relatively minor, other school districts around the country have had more serious cases that led to criminal charges against students.
Posted inLocal & State
Monuments to notorious people are coming down and being renamed. What about Cumberland?
In Britain they’ve removed statues of ‘the Butcher,’ the reviled 18th century English prince for whom Cumberland County and the town of Cumberland are named.
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Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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Former star athlete at Deering High and Bowdoin College killed in crash in Cumberland
Police say the car driven by Paul Soule, 78, veered into oncoming traffic on Route 1 and hit a dump truck.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Father of Greely seniors complains to Tucker Carlson about conditions for attending graduation
Shawn McBreairty, who has clashed with school officials for the last year, has permission to be at his daughters’ high school graduation under the terms of a criminal trespass order.