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Large police presence briefly shuts down Forest Avenue in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Forest Avenue in Portland was briefly closed Friday night because of a large police presence. Police still have not given any information as to why the road was closed. This is a developing story and we will bring you more details as soon as we get them.
Bob Anderson, founder of the original Harpswell Anchor, dies at 70
Robert “Bob” Anderson works at his desk in Harpswell Center in 2012. Anderson, founder of the original Anchor and its editor and publisher for more than 22 years, died on March 21. (Photo courtesy The Forecaster) Robert Anderson, founder of the original Harpswell Anchor, died March 21 at...
Before You Order Taste of Maine’s World’s Largest Lobster Roll, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
Taste of Maine in Woolwich, Maine, is Open, and It Has All the Lobster. It's back and better than ever: the world's largest lobster roll. Even if you have never stepped into the restaurant, you may have seen the Taste of Maine Restaurant on Route 1 in Woolwich, Maine. You really can't miss it. It's the one with the huge lobster on the roof, and I mean the entire roof. Yep, you know the one.
Cumberland County DA responds to video of drug use, fights in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) – The Cumberland County District Attorney says she's taking action after video surfaced showing open drug use, fights and more in Portland. The landlord of a building on Portland Street shared the security video. He says he felt obligated to show what his tenants, including young children,...
A Maine Chili's Grill & Bar is closing with less than two weeks' notice
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A chain restaurant in South Portland is closing, according to its manager. A store manager confirms that Chili's Grill & Bar on Maine Mall Road will close May 7, but no other information was available from the location's leadership. It's unclear if current employees will...
'I take responsibility for our agency:' County sheriff addresses Lewiston mass shooting
BATH (WGME) -- The current sheriff in Sagadahoc County is being challenged by one of his own deputies in the county sheriff's race. Both have been criticized for not taking steps that may have prevented the Lewiston mass shootings after the sheriff's office was warned twice about Robert Card. "I...
Maine man who pleaded guilty to Portland murder seeks new trial
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine man, who abruptly pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man in Portland, will be back in court on Friday as he seeks to have that plea thrown out and get a new trial. Damion Butterfield was one of four defendants charged with the murder...
Rockland man grieves, Two Bridges, state review his brother’s death in Wiscasset jail
A man being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail has hung himself, in the third suicide since Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties opened the facility on Wiscasset’s Route One in 2006, authorities told Wiscasset Newspaper. TBRJ is doing an internal investigation “as (is) normal procedure for any critical incident we have in the jail,” Col. James Bailey, TBRJ’s correctional administrator, said via email April 25.
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