Daily editionSunday, September 20th, 2026
Good morning, Portland.
The Daily Portland Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 20th of September.
Community
Portland's new Stroudwater Bridge officially opened Friday, linking the Stroudwater River Trail with the Fore River Sanctuary and featuring accessible ramps for wheelchair users - Portland Trails and the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department are building three miles of connector trails for off-street transport.
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Education
Maine Teacher of the Year finalists advise new educators to embrace teaching with passion and authenticity.
Gretchen Livingston (Cony High School), Gina Welch and Abby McCoy stress that early challenges can lead to rewarding careers by focusing on genuine learning and perseverance.
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Health
After 14 nurses were fired and six suspended at CMMC, the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee promised to file federal charges, alleging the firings illegally targeted nurses for advocating safe patient care & organizing a union.
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Sports
At a Saturday game in Portland, Kennebunk high school football rallied to a 21-17 win over Cheverus when Bradley Farrell caught an 82-yard touchdown pass from Giovanni D’Elia with 1:58 remaining.
Noble field hockey shut out Massabesic 5-0 at North Berwick with Mia Smith scoring three goals.
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Portland's Hearts of Pine settled for a 1-1 draw after Omar Hernandez scored a 91st-minute equalizer in Chattanooga.
They will host Sarasota Paradise next Saturday (at Fitzpatrick Stadium) as they aim to boost their playoff chances.
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University of New England fell short Saturday in Biddeford when a late touchdown by Javin Willis brought the Nor’easters within two before a failed 2-point try let Hampden-Sydney secure a 43-41 win.
The game saw UNE rush for 461 yards with strong efforts from key players.
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UMaine football was unable to overcome Boston College in a nonconference matchup on Saturday — the Eagles won 22-16 despite two touchdown catches from Nick Laughlin.
Maine will face Elon next Saturday in a Coastal Athletic Association game.
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Accidents
A 74-year-old fisherman was rescued after his boat was forced onto rocks by a severe storm near Wood Island Thursday at 8 p.m.; local fishermen and the coast guard pulled him from dangerous surf and he is now recovering after being airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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A fire destroyed three RV trailers at Pinehirst RV Resort & Campground in Old Orchard Beach early Saturday morning; crews responded at 6:20 a.m. from departments in Saco, Biddeford, Scarborough, Goodwin Mills & Buxton and no injuries were reported while the cause remains under investigation.
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