The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to cut support for family planning clinics
John Richardson
Portland Press Herald
John Richardson is the managing editor for the Portland Press Herald.
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New team takes shape at DHHS
Two Portland area residents are appointed to vacant leadership posts in the agency.
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LePage hints DHHS shake-up not over
Top MaineCare officials have been fired, reforms have been frozen, and the agency might be cut in two.
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Scotia Prince ferry heading to Libya
The ship, once a fixture in Portland Harbor, is hired by the government of India to evacuate its citizens.
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Police investigate alleged Old Port stabbing
A man says he was stabbed in an Old Port fight, but didn’t notice for a few hours.
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Evidence of siphoning as gas prices climb
Police in Bath suspect a gasoline thief started a small fire Thursday morning.
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Oakhurst CEO Stanley Bennett dies
He led the dairy as it battled Monsanto, emphasized clean energy and helped nonprofits.
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Dairy industry leader Stanley T. Bennett II dies at 64
PORTLAND — Stanley T. Bennett II, longtime leader of Oakhurst Dairy, died Wednesday at the age of 64. Bennett, who was diagnosed last summer with pancreatic cancer, was remembered Thursday as a leader in Maine’s dairy industry and a generous supporter of nonprofit organizations, especially those that support children or a clean environment. He took […]
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Health and Human Services gets ‘a real fighter’
Mary Mayhew is smart and assertive, ex-colleagues and lawmakers all agree, but critics question her lack of experience.
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Sugarloaf lift undergoing final tests
The resort hopes to reopen Spillway East this weekend following a December accident that injured eight.