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Portland Police Beat: June 26

6/17 at midnight Justin Sherburne, 32, of Portland, was arrested by Officer Anthony Stewart on a charge of fugitive from justice on Oxford Street. 6/17 at 5 p.m. Christopher A. Guidi, 39, of Biddeford, was arrested by Officer Christopher Kelley on an outstanding warrant on Rowe Avenue. 6/17 at 9 p.m. Michael T. Meteer, 37, […]

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Portland shows ‘remarkable’ support for asylum-seekers

PORTLAND — Residents across southern Maine responded to ensure asylum-seekers who recently came to the city have the immediate support they need. But now, a week after opening the Portland Exposition Building to shelter more than 200 people, the city is looking at ways to provide for the new immigrants on a more permanent basis. While […]

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Portland entrepreneur pedals his way to peddling cheesesteaks

PORTLAND — The city’s newest food truck is not a truck at all. Last month, Portland resident Peter Murphy launched Rebel Cheesesteaks, a mobile food cart powered by an electric bicycle. Murphy, 29, said he has always dreamed of operating his own small business, and as a native of Princeton, New Jersey – near Philadelphia – grew up […]