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After coach's tirade against student goes online, Maine athletes say he did the same to them - Press Herald

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After coach’s tirade against student goes online, Maine athletes say he did the same to them
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In November 2015, Woodbury and another man got in a fight that was caught on surveillance video at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. At the time, Woodbury was renting the SMCC gym for tournament use. “Following that incident three …

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Portland, 6 other communities to vote on whether to join regional school service centers - Press Herald

Portland, 6 other communities to vote on whether to join regional school service centers
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Voters in Portland and six other communities will be deciding next week whether their local school district should join a regional service center. The centers are part of a new state initiative that provides additional state education funds to

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Maine Forecast: Expect soaking rain Friday into Saturday - Press Herald

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Maine Forecast: Expect soaking rain Friday into Saturday
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Soaking rain is on the way for Friday into Saturday. It won’t be raining the whole time, but when it rains it can pour. It’s a wet fall so far. With over 10 inches of rain in Portland through October 30, we’re running 2.31 inches above average. This is

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Another poll shows Mills up 8 percentage points over Moody - Press Herald

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Another poll shows Mills up 8 percentage points over Moody
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While there has been a relatively small amount of polling in Maine this election season, Emerson’s survey is the latest to suggest that Mills has opened a lead over Moody. An online poll conducted by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research also put Mills

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ME Crew Hits Power Line with New Aerial - Firehouse.com (press release) (blog)

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ME Crew Hits Power Line with New Aerial
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Oct. 30 — Three South Portland firefighters were training with a new $1.1 million ladder truck Tuesday morning when they accidentally hit a power line with the truck’s aerial, according to a statement released by City Manager Scott Morrelli Tuesday night.
South Portland’s new fire truck catches fire during training exercisePress Herald
South Portland firefighters damage new $1.1M truckThe Forecaster

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Maine chef advances to Grand Championship on Food Network's 'Chopped' - Bangor Daily News

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Maine chef advances to Grand Championship on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
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PORTLAND, Maine — Executive Chef Matthew Ginn of Evo Kitchen and Bar won the first round of the Food Network’s cooking competition show “Chopped” Tuesday night. Ginn and his supporters gathered at Evo to watch the chef compete.

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South Portland's new firetruck catches fire during training exercise - Press Herald

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South Portland’s new firetruck catches fire during training exercise
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The city of South Portland said it will conduct an internal investigation to determine how firefighters on Tuesday damaged a brand-new $1.1 million Pierce ladder truck during a training exercise. The city said a crew of three firefighters were training
ME Crew Hits Power Line with New AerialFirehouse.com (press release) (blog)
Fire Puts $1.1 Million Fire Truck Out of ServiceU.S. News & World Report
South Portland firefighters damage new $1.1M truckThe Forecaster

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Hundreds Pack South Portland Synagogue To Mourn Pittsburgh Victims - Maine Public

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Hundreds Pack South Portland Synagogue To Mourn Pittsburgh Victims
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About 1,500 people packed a South Portland synagogue last night to mourn the 11 people gunned down in a Pittsburgh synagogue last Saturday. The rabbi of Congregation Bet Ha Am, Jared Saks, told those assembled that Judaism calls on survivors to do …

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Former Portland TV news anchor Doug Rafferty dies at 66 - Press Herald

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Former Portland TV news anchor Doug Rafferty dies at 66
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He reached a settlement with the station and its parent company in 2013, but the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. He went on to work as spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The cause of Rafferty’s death has not …

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Vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims draws overflow crowd to South Portland synagogue - Press Herald

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Vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims draws overflow crowd to South Portland synagogue
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SOUTH PORTLAND — An overflow crowd estimated at 1,500 people filled Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland on Tuesday evening for a vigil to remember the lives of the 11 people who were gunned down Saturday morning at a synagogue in …

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