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Roughly a month after a woman was punched in the face while walking alone at night in the West End part of Portland, Maine, another woman was attacked just blocks away.
A 24-year-old woman was walking home from work around 10:25 p.m. Tuesday when a man, described as tall, thin and wearing a grey hoodie and ball cap, “ran up behind the victim and hit in the head with some sort of club or blunt object,” according to Portland police. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
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Concerns rise in Portland’s West End after woman attacked from behind
Police say the woman was hit with a club Tuesday night on Brackett Street, the latest in a series of assaults since last fall.
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A woman was attacked from behind and hit with a club or bat on Brackett Street in Portland’s West End neighborhood on Tuesday night, according to police.
It was at least the fourth attack against women in the West End neighborhood since last October, although one early incident did not result in physical violence. The latest assault was reported to police just before 10:30 p.m. The victim was taken to a local hospital after calling police.
Arkansas Roots Music Festival Planned for May 29
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JONESBORO KASU and the Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages at Arkansas State University, together with the West End Neighborhood Association, will present the Arkansas Roots Music Festival on Saturday, May, 29. The festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Craighead Forest Park’s bandshell, 4910 S. Culberhouse Road, pavilion six. In case of rain, the festival will move to A-State’s Fowler Center. KASU 91.9 FM’s radio personality Marty Scarbrough will serve as master of ceremonies, and recordings made at the event will be used for various radio programs, including KASU’s noontime show Arkansas Roots.