Officials look for a balance between nurturing the food scene and leaving adequate space for pedestrian safety.
Tom Bell
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Nova Star ferry to stay in Canada while winter route is decided
In a last-minute change, the ferry service ditches its plan to move the ship to Florida for the season.
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Fishermen say new restrictions unfairly overlook cod caught in lobster traps
They complain that lobstermen are unaffected by the Gulf of Maine cutbacks and say the incidental catch harms efforts to rebuild the cod fishery.
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A Vigil of Lights honors young victims of Portland fire
Families, friends, neighborhood residents and at least a dozen firefighters gather to mourn the six victims of the Nov. 1 blaze.
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Wisconsin papermaker confirms agreement to buy Old Town mill
Expera Specialty Solutions plans to close the deal soon and invest in the pulp facility, which shut down in August, wiping out 180 jobs.
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New restrictions to essentially prevent cod fishing in Gulf of Maine
Strict emergency measures about to be issued for the depleted stock also will make life harder for those who pursue other types of groundfish.
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Regulators to place strict limits on cod catch in Gulf of Maine
The measures put a 200-pound limit on the amount of cod a fishing boat can catch on a fishing trip.
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Group secures ship for alternative Portland-Nova Scotia ferry
Most of the people behind the Canamerica project worked on the Scotia Prince ferry, which ended service in 2004, and say the ship resembles that one.
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Coast Guard safety concerns deep-sixed Google barge project
Google halted work on a barge in San Francisco and a near-identical barge in Portland after a Coast Guard inspector called for more safety measures.
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Shrimp depletion in Gulf of Maine part of a pattern across the globe
Populations of the cold-water species are down across their normal range as warming seas affect their ability to reproduce.