Alex McCann

Pittsburgh, Portland

Assistant Web Editor at The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

@PressHerald assistant web editor. Pittsburgh boy. @ohiou alumnus. Golf sicko. Gonna keep doomscrolling until the site implodes. #KTBFFH

Articles

Dr. Nirav Shah urges UMF graduates to consider ‘what we owe each other’ at commencement

4 days ago | sunjournal.com | Alex McCann

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington recognized the achievements of its class of 2025 on Saturday with three commencement ceremonies. Due to inclement weather, Saturday’s ceremonies were held in Dearborn Gymnasium, allowing all family members and guests to attend without the need for tickets. Graduates marched across the stage in front of cheering faculty, families and friends. The class included 386 graduates, with 293 earning bachelor’s degrees and 93 completing graduate programs.
‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

The Maine commission created in the wake of damaging storms has released its final report on how to prepare the state for extreme weather events. The 24-member Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission was established by Gov. Janet Mills in May 2024 after several extreme storms rocked the state in late 2023, wiping out infrastructure and flooding roadways. The commission aimed to create a long-term resiliency plan for the state as extreme storms become more common due to climate change.
Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting urge Maine Legislature to fund support center

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

AUGUSTA — A year and a half after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, survivors of the tragedy in Lewiston and mental health workers told state lawmakers Wednesday that many people are still in the process of healing and need continued support services. The Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston opened in the aftermath of the October 2023 mass shooting and has provided individual and group support and resources for survivors, witnesses, family and friends of victims, and first responders.
Salvatore’s Hoagie Shop coming to Forest Avenue

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

Salvatore’s Hoagie Shop, now operating out of Howie’s Pub on Washington Avenue, plans to move to the former Pizza Joint space on Forest Avenue this September. Salvatore’s specializes in Philly-style hoagies and cheesesteaks on fresh-baked rolls. Owners Kara Picone and Owen Price will also put the new venue’s pizza oven to use, adding Sicilian- and New York-style pizza and grandma pies to the menu, along with panzerotti (fried calzones) and stromboli.
Drizzly days bring relatively low rainfall to Maine, despite ‘omega block’

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

Despite a dayslong drizzle brought on by an unusual weather pattern, Maine has seen relatively little rainfall by volume. Between Sunday and Tuesday evening, less than 2 inches of rain fell over most of the state, though parts of southern Maine experienced between 2-3 inches, said Hunter Tubbs, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Gray. “The highest amounts so far have been more south or east,” Tubbs said on a Tuesday evening phone call.
Maine raises legal age of marriage to 18

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

AUGUSTA — No one under the age of 18 will be allowed to get married in Maine without parental consent once a new state law takes effect. A bill to raise the legal age for marriage from 17 to 18 won approval in the Legislature and became law Tuesday after Gov. Janet Mills decided to neither sign it nor veto it. The bill will take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns. The bill, , sponsored by Rep.
Maine lawmakers clash over future of MaineCare as federal cuts are proposed

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Rachel Ohm |Alex McCann

AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers clashed over the future of the state’s Medicaid program Tuesday with Democrats expressing concerns about proposed cuts at the federal level while Republicans continued to push for state-level reforms to a state program they say is unsustainable.
Portland man convicted in Woodford Street murder asks supreme court for new trial

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

A Portland man is appealing a judge’s decision not to let him withdraw his guilty plea after he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a fatal shooting on Woodford Street. Damion Butterfield, 25, took a deal at the end of his December 2023 trial — just before the jury delivered its verdict — admitting he killed a man and injured another woman in a fatal robbery in April 2022. The jury’s decision was never released.
Portland sues Maine DHHS over General Assistance cuts for homeless shelters

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex McCann

The city of Portland has filed a lawsuit against the Maine Department of Health and Human Services hoping to overturn a new rule that will cut millions of dollars in emergency shelter funding for the city. The complaint was filed in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland last week, arguing that the rule was not changed through the proper process and should be considered void.
U.S. marshals join search for 7th suspect wanted in deadly Morrill’s Corner fight

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Alex McCann

A New Hampshire man suspected of playing a role in a deadly fight near Portland’s Morrill’s Corner last June is now wanted by federal authorities for failing to appear for his court dates. The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday issued a federal arrest warrant for 46-year-old Kristofer Haken, who is facing charges of elevated aggravated assault and conspiring in the attack that killed 54-year-old Susan McHugh and injured her husband and a friend.