The city and several other coastal Maine communities have made significant strides in undoing the problem, but it’s ‘going to take decades’ to fix.
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Broken sprinkler pipe forces evacuation of Maine Mall
Customers were cleared from the building for about an hour Saturday afternoon as the fire department dealt with the problem.
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Federal judge narrows Portland Pipe Line case against South Portland ordinance
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock rules against many of the company’s arguments but leaves open the question of whether the ban on crude oil exports interferes with interstate commerce.
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Blaze destroys South Portland garage; firefighter hurt in fall on ice
The fire, which did not spread to the house, is under control within a half-hour.
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Mainers flock to stores 2 days before Christmas
Despite freezing rain and icy conditions, they hit the roads to do last-minute shopping.
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Last-minute shoppers jam stores and roads as messy mix of snow and ice bears down on Maine
The snow was expected to give way Saturday morning to freezing rain that could coat southern and central Maine with as much as one-third of an inch of ice.
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Entrepreneur converts old South Portland oil tank into ‘damn cool’ storage container
Instead of fuels or chemicals, Ben Davis is filling his tank with luxury boats and classic cars.
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Review finds Long Creek is understaffed and ill-equipped to meet youths’ mental health needs
The state’s only juvenile correctional center ‘is not the right place for many of the youth in its care,’ says an independent study, which urges a top-to-bottom rethinking of the juvenile justice system.
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Federal judge again denies South Portland’s plea to dismiss pipeline company’s lawsuit
The judge may rule next on the merits of Portland Pipe Line’s challenge to the city’s Clear Skies ordinance, which blocks the flow of Canadian crude oil to South Portland.
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Drunk South Portland woman crashed car into house, tried to flee, police say
The 31-year-old woman was shoeless and wearing pajamas when police caught her a short distance away.