A 35-pound metal rod smashed into a vehicle in the Casco Bay Lines parking lot in Portland Wednesday night, and police believe it might have dropped from an airplane.

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — Police say an object that may have fallen from an airplane hit a vehicle in Portland on Thursday night. The object hit a vehicle in the Casco Bay Lines parking lot at 56 Commercial Street around 10:10 p.m. Police say a pipe weighing approximately 35 pounds had hit a vehicle, shattered the rear window, and dented the frame.

Hundreds gathered in downtown Portland’s South Park Blocks Thursday afternoon for a May Day protest pushing back on federal policies and President Donald Trump. By 1:45 p.m., at least 400 demonstrators were gathered near Portland State University listening to amplified speeches and carrying signs decrying the federal job cuts under the Trump administration’s Department of Government

Protests against President Donald Trump and his policies largely dominated May Day rallies in downtown Portland on Thursday, which drew large crowds that remained peaceful throughout the day. Read onl