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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Harold L. Osher, Maine physician, philanthropist, map collector, dies at 99
After a medical career that spanned 45 years, Osher devoted his later years to his love of maps, donating a collection valued at over $100 million to the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Portland’s new homeless shelter in Riverside struggles to fill open beds
Though the shelter is billed as 'low barrier,' many people living outside see obstacles to going there, whether real or perceived.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Yet another version of Carnaval Maine coming in 2024
The winter festival has changed its locations, dates and length since it was first held in 2020, and organizers say they will announce new plans in January.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
Judge bars jailhouse call evidence in Woodford Street murder trial
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy isn't dismissing a murder charge against Damion Butterfield, but she has agreed to bar prosecutors from playing recorded jail calls, a crucial part of their case.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
Portland residents ask jetport to increase parking without paving over woodland
Portland International Jetport officials presented the surface parking proposal as it enters the public review process.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Judge finds former Cumberland corrections officer not guilty of assaulting inmate in 2020
Vinal Thompson was indicted in 2021 for allegedly assaulting John Katula, an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail. The judge said Thompson acted in self-defense.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
‘Our lives have never been the same’: Man will serve 12 years for fatal Portland shooting
Zachary Phach, 34, will serve 12 years of a 30-year sentence after pleading guilty to the felony murder of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Portland woman arrested for driving the wrong way on Interstate 295
It is the second time in less than a week that someone has driven the wrong way on a major highway in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Father of Portland man appeals dismissal of lawsuit against city for Back Cove drowning
A U.S. District judge sided with the city and dismissed the case on Nov. 27. Now, John Cohen is asking the First Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2023
New Gloucester man killed in home furnace explosion
Lado Lodoka, 44, was working on the Intervale Road home’s oil-fired burner when the blast occurred, authorities said.
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