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Eight-story Malone Family Tower to open at Maine Medical Center next month
PORTLAND, Maine — The new Malone Family Tower is set to open and begin admitting patients at Maine Medical Center next month. The 300,000-square-foot, eight-story addition will house cardiac and cardiovascular services, as well as a new sterile processing department, operating rooms, and more. The tower comes as the...
Part of Riverside Street in Portland closes as police respond to incident
PORTLAND, Maine — Part of Riverside Street in Portland closed Tuesday night while police responded to an incident. A NEWS CENTER Maine crew saw at least three police cruisers with lights at the scene located near the Homeless Services Center. Debris was seen in the road and what appeared to be a walker was left on the sidewalk. An ambulance was observed leaving the area.
Missing South Portland teen found safe
SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) -- Police are asking for help finding a missing South Portland teen. Police say 17-year-old Ramata Diassana was last seen at her home in South Portland on Tuesday morning. She has a gray puffer jacket and a backpack with her, according to police. Anyone with information is...
Gorham police rescue ducklings from storm drain
GORHAM (WGME) -- The Gorham Police Department says officers rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain Monday. Police had received a report that a mother duck was causing a traffic issue on New Portland Road in Gorham. Officers followed the sound of nearby ducklings and found them trapped...
Is Portland's North Deering neighborhood dying?
CBS13 will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in Portland on Thursday, with the last 40 years broadcasting from the North Deering neighborhood. In that time, we've seen countless changes at the station and changes to the neighborhood as well. In fact, we've seen several longtime businesses close their doors, and...
Workers in Portland share frustrations over city's parking protocols
PORTLAND, Maine — Adam Sousa had secured a prime parking spot on Tuesday at the beginning of his shift as a bar manager at Blyth and Burrows in downtown Portland. His car was parked on the street, within one hundred feet of the cocktail bar. However, Sousa said this...
Helping students maintain good mental health over the summer
PORTLAND, Maine — Casey Maddock of Scarborough just finished her junior year at the University of Maine. She remembered first feeling sad and anxious around seventh grade. “I just remember that being a really turbulent time in my life, and I thought, at that time, I was just being dramatic, because I have such a wonderful family and life," Maddock explained.
Baseball Game Preview: Yarmouth on Home-Turf
Yarmouth is 9-1 against Gray-New Gloucester since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yarmouth Clippers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Yarmouth's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Gray-New Gloucester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Coast Guard conducting mass rescue training in Casco Bay
FALMOUTH (WGME) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the Chebeague Ferry and other first responders on the water for annual mass rescue operation training on Thursday in Casco Bay. Boats will be launching in and out of the Falmouth Town Landing starting around 10 a.m., so don’t be...
She’s an acclaimed opera singer—and her Maine tattoo is a beauty
PORTLAND, Maine — Abi Levis, a native of South Portland who as a youngster sang Irish ballads with her father and Patsy Cline songs at county fairs in Maine, received her first instruction in classical music at the age of fifteen. She got hooked after reading “Opera for Dummies.”
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