Charles Knowles killed himself at the youth detention center, prompting scrutiny of how Long Creek treats LGBTQ youths and how well it protects young people with mental health problems.
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Mad Horse Theatre presents next Virtual Chit Chat
Mad Horse Company Member Allison McCall hosts the theater’s next monthly virtual Artist Chit Chat from 7-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, featuring short presentations and lively discussions with an eclectic mix of Maine artists. The April Chit Chat features the following artists: Nate Lapointe (musician and conscious hip hop artist), Seif-Allah Salotto-Crystobal (Lighting Technician […]
Mad Horse Theatre presents an evening with guest artist poet Maya Williams
Mad Horse Theatre Company presents a new virtual theater experience, “Judas and Suicide,” an evening with guest artist poet Maya Williams with art by Buff Cat at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 2, on Zoom. Williams performs her poems and discusses the nuances of suicidality and mental health through the lens of faith, medication and […]
Mad Horse Theatre continues Virtual Chit Chat series
Mad Horse Company Member Allison McCall hosts Mad Horse Theatre hosts an eclectic mix of Maine artists from 7-8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19, for short presentations and lively discussion in the next edition of the theater’s monthly virtual Artist Chit Chat. The March Chit Chat features the following artists: Suze and Mel Quackenbush (Shakespeare […]
South Portland man arrested, charged with trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine
The Maine DEA says the arrest of Moses L. Oreste stems from an investigation that began in November into a group that bought fentanyl and crack and brought it back to the state to sell.
Guitar Grave pawnshop’s owner ready for final curtain, or perhaps a duet
Mike Fink says he’s looking for a buyer, or a working partner, for the South Portland business after nearly 25 years of operation and many changes.
Suspect in 2016 Portland killing returned to Maine, pleads not guilty
Former South Portland resident Aristotle Stilley was arrested in California last fall and extradited this month to Maine, where he is accused of shooting two men, killing one of them.
Recreational pot sales have more than doubled since Maine’s market launch
As more stores, manufacturers and cultivators have been approved, retailers have been able to expand product varieties and lower prices.
Squirrel causes large power outage, closing South Portland, Peaks Island schools
The disruption occurred in a substation on Highland Avenue in South Portland, according to Central Maine Power Co.