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The Portland Dirt is a zine you might keep seeing around | Column
The year-old publication, styled after newspapers, has been amassing a following through copies placed in businesses throughout the city.
Taj in South Portland sets up refrigerator for free meals
The Indian restaurant has been a hospitality industry restaurant leader in the fight against food insecurity.
Asian House Kitchen & Bar opening in South Portland
The same owners operate Asian House in Old Orchard Beach.
New polls paint conflicting pictures of Maine’s U.S. Senate race
One survey shows political newcomer Graham Platner leading both Gov. Janet Mills and Sen. Susan Collins, while another projects that Collins would easily beat Platner in the 2026 general election.
Will new health fund help Maine’s rural hospitals stay open? Experts say it’s unclear
Upcoming Medicaid cuts from the Republican budget bill passed over the summer threaten the financial health of rural hospitals.
Angus King gets heat from Democrats for role in ending the federal shutdown
Maine’s junior senator and former two-term governor, who often polls as the state’s most popular politician, is in an unfamiliar spot.
Which other Democrats might get in Maine’s 2nd District race?
One new candidate, Jordan Wood, has already announced a 2nd District run since U.S. Rep. Jared Golden dropped out of the race last week. State Sen. Joe Baldacci of Bangor confirmed he’s considering a run, too.
New bakery opens in Brunswick
Porteur Breads takes over spot from Indrani’s in the Tontine Mall.
‘Re|Sounding’ exhibition in Bath highlights Indigenous, Black histories
Maine Maritime Museum is giving voice to the Indigenous and Black communities in an upcoming living exhibition connecting history with the present.