In advance of an international conference in Bangor, Maine officials consider ‘a pivotal shift’ for a state whose geographic proximity opens up a world of opportunity.
Tom Bell
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Portland store still Joe’s, but ‘smoke shop’ joins the ashes
The owners alter the name of the city landmark to reflect its wide variety of food and other offerings – including tobacco.
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Nova Star operator to offer free tours of ferry
The ferry operator will conduct the tours on May 10 on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Overcharges lead Maine Turnpike agency to pledge refunds
They’ll go to anyone billed for having three axles who used a Kennebunk toll plaza that had broken sensors.
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In Maine, kelp is on the way from Ocean Approved
A Portland seaweed grower thrives on consumer interest in locally sourced, nutritious food.
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Proposal targets herring trawlers
The measure is intended to improve accountability and protect herring and other fish.
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Wealth and lineage, or life of deception for former Mainer?
A man who claims to be a descendant of a prominent Portland industrialist is accused of having a fat bank account in Minnesota while being on public assistance for years.
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Nova Star targeting ‘bull’s-eye’ of Boston
The ferry operator and the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency will focus on the city’s big television market, as well as its Red Sox fan base.
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Inside the Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry: Sleek, colorful, refined, great views
Townspeople in Yarmouth line up for hours to tour the new ferry, which is due in Portland on Thursday.
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Nova Scotia residents cheer arrival, and potential, of ferry to Portland
The town of Yarmouth gets its first glimpse of the Nova Star, which restores a vital economic link to the American mainland.