News Updates
Updates posted throughout the day.
August 20, 2008
Stuck bridge caused morning traffic jam 9:31 AM
PORTLAND -- The Casco Bay Bridge was stuck in the open position for nearly an hour this morning, causing a...
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Missed today's Sunrise Herald? Click here 9:30 AM
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August 19, 2008
Waterville to buy three new police cruisers 9:16 PM
WATERVILLE $ The city will buy three new police cruisers this year, but will explore buying a less-costly car that...
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Anson man LifeFlighted from crash 9:04 PM
SKOWHEGAN $ An Anson man was flown by helicopter to a Bangor hospital Tuesday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle on...
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Woman charged after hitting cars, home 7:27 PM
Portland police ticketed a local woman for operating without a license and driving to endanger after her Jeep Cherokee struck...
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Waterville police log, arrests 6:59 PM
IN WATERVILLE, Tuesday at 11:26 a.m., a theft was reported on College Avenue. 11 a.m., a theft was reported at...
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Winthrop driver misses deer, crashes car 6:38 PM
READFIELD -- A Winthrop woman was taken to the hospital this morning after crashing her car while trying to avoid...
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Waterville's REM to host "Arts in the Park" Thursday 6:29 PM
WATERVILLE $ Live music, art and crafts will be on tap Thursday at the first "Arts in the Park" event...
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Farmington medical provider on bike struck by car 5:42 PM
BIKE CRASH BY BETTY JESPERSEN Staff writer WEST FARMINGTON # A Farmington man who has been biking to work for...
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UPDATE: Police ID man in car fire 5:15 PM
WINSLOW - The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office says investigators think a 23-year-old man used a lighter to ignite a...
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Maine bell traced to Paul Revere 4:28 PM
AUBURN - A bell housed in the tower of an old church on an Auburn lot has a connection to...
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Analyst: 3rd DDG-1000 averts harm to shipyards 4:27 PM
PORTLAND - The Navy's decision to build a third DDG-1000 destroyer was driven in part by political pressure from New...
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Maine health board nominees OK'd 4:25 PM
AUGUSTA - The board that oversees one of Maine's most controversial programs - Dirigo Health - may soon have some...
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Federal money comes to Maine 4:22 PM
U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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6 towns face school structure issue 4:14 PM
A simultaneous meeting of seven school boards on Thursday could offer some clarity for six towns whose school systems are...
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Police say victim wasn't attacked by crowd 3:18 PM
Portland police are looking for just three men in the stabbing death of Frank A. Williams III over the weekend,...
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Goodall Hospital acquires Kennebunk physicians practice 2:34 PM
KENNEBUNK -- Sanford-based Goodall Hospital is acquiring the Medical Group, a physicians practice with seven doctors and eight allied health...
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Maine golf team fourth at N.E. junior invitational 2:18 PM
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. $ The Maine team, which included Pittston native Ryan Gay, North Anson native Shawn Keenan and Madison's Zack...
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LaMarche quits casino campaign 1:59 PM
Pat LaMarche says she's quitting Evergreen Mountain Enterprises' campaign for a casino in western Maine effective immediately. LaMarche, who has...
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Portland deputy chief retiring 1:50 PM
Portland Deputy Police Chief William Ridge says he will retire at the end of this week to become a social...
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Got Milk? Tour visiting Maine 1:43 PM
The Got Milk? Mustache Mobile Tour will be in Maine Sept. 18 to 21. The Maine leg of the tour...
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WEEI to air in Maine Sept. 1 1:25 PM
The owners of WJJB, a Portland sports talk radio station known as the Big Jab, will begin simulcasting Boston sports...
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Wayne selectmen meet tonight 11:45 AM
WAYNE -- Selectmen meet tonight to discuss the progress of a search for a new town manager. The meeting begins...
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Westbrook office-retail project on tap tonight 11:35 AM
The Westbrook Planning Board meets tonight to consider zoning changes for a $300 million retail-office project between Stroudwater Street and...
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Cape council sets Sept. 2 for school budget vote 11:10 AM
CAPE ELIZABETH -- At a special meeting last night, town councilors formally approved a 5.3 percent increase in the school...
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Water main break at Cumberland Street 11:07 AM
A crew from Portland Water District is working to repair a water main break that caused flooding at Cumberland and...
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Kennebec Commissioners to meet today 11:06 AM
AUGUSTA -- The Kennebec County Commissioners will meet today for their twice-monthly meeting. The meeting is at noon at the...
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Boxes key for safety in Augusta 11:01 AM
AUGUSTA -- City councilors approved a new ordinance requiring the owners of all new and many existing commercial buildings to...
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Charges dropped against Portland cop 10:43 AM
Felony charges against former Portland Police officer Brian Regan were dropped today, because his wife did not want to put...
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Confirmation hearings underway 10:13 AM
AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee today is reviewing seven candidates for the newly-created State Board...
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Mortgage company agrees to settlement 9:31 AM
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A mortgage company that does business in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts has agreed to pay...
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Southbound lane closure on I-295 in Brunswick area 9:31 AM
Traffic will be reduced to one lane on I-295 southbound in the Brunswick-Topsham area so crews can put finishing touches...
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Governor kicks off Read with ME 9:31 AM
AUGUSTA -- Gov. John Baldacci and First Lady Karen Baldacci will take part in Maine's Read with ME program, by...
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Missed today's Sunrise Herald? Click here 9:30 AM
Sunrise Herald is the early morning news update feature at pressherald.com. It is updated at 6, 7, 8 and 9...
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MECA to sell Baxter Building 9:30 AM
The Baxter Building, which came to the city of Portland as a gift in 1888 from philanthropist James Baxter, will...
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