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Recent News in Portland

Mar 23rd, 2025 👍 2400

Maine Maple Sunday Weekend was busy as locals enjoyed a free chicken pot pie supper at Tuttle Road Community Church in Cumberland from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and the Spring Fling Slush Cup at Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton—while an all-you-can-eat brunch is offered today at Ferry Beach in Saco from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mar 23rd, 2025 👍 1452

Police arrested 23-year-old Dominick Morrison on charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening after a shot was fired on St. John Street around 5 p.m. Friday and he was found at 171 Washburn Avenue about an hour later with evidence linking him to the shooting discovered in his home.

Mar 23rd, 2025 👍 2032

Residents in four Maine mobile home parks are taking steps to keep their homes affordable—neighbors in Monmouth formed a co-op to buy their park for $1.9 million while residents in Bowdoin, Standish and Brunswick push for rules to curb rising lot rents. They say these moves will help them avoid steep rent hikes from private investors.

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