For the first time in 24 years, Police Chief Ed Googins recommends the licenses be denied, or conditions be imposed on operations.
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State denies Long Creek lawsuit’s claim that guards beat boy, broke his teeth
A lawsuit alleges that after being beaten and losing teeth, the 11-year-old boy received ‘indifferent’ medical care and was not taken to a dentist for 6 days.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine man learns truth of his past: Nuns stole him as a baby from his mother in Ireland
Kevin Battle of South Portland has always known he was adopted. Only recently, as clues emerged about his mysterious birth, did he learn the truth.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Massachusetts jury finds driver not guilty in 2014 crash that killed Portland theater co-founder
Susan Reilly and her husband, the actor Tony Reilly, who was seriously injured in the crash, were the co-founders and driving force behind the American Irish Repertory Ensemble in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News
Winter moth threat in South Portland halts home-grown plant sale
Fear of spreading the tree-killing insect has forced groups in the city to stop selling plants from local gardens at popular annual events.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland council advances 42-unit affordable housing project
Members tentatively approve a zoning change for the site of the former St. John the Evangelist Church on Route 1 in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.
Posted inMaine
Vehicle crash delays South Portland school bus departures
A crash shut a key section of Broadway, hampering the ability for school bus drivers to traverse the city.
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Lawsuit challenging South Portland’s ban on oil exports is headed to trial in June
The lawsuit filed three years ago by Portland Pipe Line Corp. seeks to overturn a city ban on crude oil exports.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wex reports strong first-quarter increases in revenue, net income
The South Portland-based company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22 percent from a year earlier.
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Crash jammed traffic on Casco Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning
A crash at 8:30 a.m. caused serious in-bound back-ups, but cars were flowing smoothly by 10 a.m., South Portland Police said.