Daily editionFriday, October 16th, 2026
Good morning, Portland.
The Daily Portland Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of October.
Community
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland completed its 100th home in Standish for single mother Michelle Demers (the 10th built in the neighborhood) on Thursday, Oct. 15.
The nonprofit plans to finish two more houses in December as construction costs rise.
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Business
Hannaford's website and app are down for a third straight day amid a cybersecurity incident at Ahold Delhaize, but stores and pharmacies remain open and customers can order groceries via food delivery services.
Teams are working to restore systems safely + services will relaunch as progress is made.
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Hannaford’s website and app stayed offline on Thursday after its parent company disabled systems for a cybersecurity issue + directed customers to use third-party delivery services until the problem is resolved.
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Culture
Maine-based artists are gaining global attention with a virtual exhibition, 'A Look at ME: Paintings from Maine,' online until Oct. 29 and an upcoming regional show, 'Magnetic North' in Concord running until Dec. 17.
A recent 'Down East' display in Fayetteville (Arkansas) featured eight contemporary women artists.
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Economy
Maine lumber mills are struggling as foreign exporters buy local logs to produce cheaper lumber overseas; Kennebec Lumber Company closed a sawmill and mills now operate at (75% capacity) while President Dennis Carrier calls for new rules to protect American jobs.
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Education
Since Oct. 1, Portland Public Schools partnered with the Portland Museum of Art to bring 425 seventh-graders for Black history lessons through music, art and interactive displays—including a hip-hop session by Bowdoin College’s Jonathan Tunstall—and will prepare them for a guided Freedom Trail walk next week.
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Construction of Cape Elizabeth's new middle school began this summer.
The town will hold a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow at noon on the baseball field (with a band performance and official remarks) as the school prepares for a 2028 opening.
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Government
Gorham United filed an appeal in Cumberland County Superior Court on Thursday against the planning board's Sept. 14 approval of a 150,000 sqft Amazon distribution facility — the group cited concerns about traffic, safety, and local environmental protections.
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Health
The state has warned that testing found unsafe levels of bacteria, yeast and mold in a strain of medical marijuana (Florida Oranges) from B Maine's cultivation facility in Lebanon after a complaint last month and advised users with symptoms such as sinus issues to contact a medical provider.
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Sports
Portland's new Maine Wildness women’s soccer team, a sister club to the Hearts of Pine, was named on Thursday (at Madrid's) amid cheers from 500 fans.
It will play in the USL W League starting in spring 2027 with a logo that shows Maine’s wilderness.
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Spruce Mountain girls soccer was named Varsity Maine Girls Team of the Week after the Phoenix improved to a 6-0-2 record since Sept. 11 with wins over Wiscasset/Boothbay and Wells — three freshmen played key roles in shifting their season toward a postseason push.
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