A previous contract expired this past weekend, but the two sides have agreed to a mediation session next week.
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South Portland student accused of threatening to ‘shoot up the school’
The boy was carrying a knife but no guns when he was taken into a custody, in an incident that unnerves students and parents a day after the mass shooting in Florida.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
South Portland police investigate gunshots in Pleasantdale neighborhood
No one was injured, but bullets damaged a car and some buildings.
Posted inLocal & State
Truck hits black ice on turnpike off-ramp, ends up snowbank
The driver, who was on his way to work Monday afternoon, escaped injury, police say.
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Portland jetport the first U.S. airport to recycle all of its de-icing fluid
How the jetport developed a program to collect, distill and reuse the spent fluid in a bid to protect the environment and eventually save money.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Long Creek’s new leader concedes juvenile facility’s at a crossroads
Caroline Raymond, who hopes to rebuild trust through transparency and collaboration, says: ‘If we’re asking these kids to be better, we need to ask the same of ourselves.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Massachusetts bank buys South Portland mortgage lender
HarborOne Bank acquired Cumberland County Mortgage for an undisclosed sum.
Posted inLocal & State
Traffic lights repaired near Maine Mall area intersection after crash
The lights at the intersection of Maine Mall, Gorham and Running Hill roads were restored just before the evening commute Thursday, police say.
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Driver dies in South Portland crash
A man in his 70s appears to have suffered a medical event before the crash on Broadway, the city’s fire department says.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Toys R Us will close one-fifth of its stores, including two in Maine
The company, which filed for bankruptcy last year, will close Babies R Us in South Portland by mid-April.