The sighting of the shark, believed to be a great white, near busy southern Maine beaches prompted warnings from public safety officials.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Gray Wild Blueberry Festival features aspiring politicians and young entrepreneurs alike
The event drew 4,000 people, including statewide candidates from both major parties.
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Portland City Council approves moratorium on large concert venues
The proposal grew out of the opposition to Live Nation, the concert giant that has partnered with developer Mile Marker Investments in hopes of building a 3,300-seat venue.
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30-acre wildfire burning along Canadian border Down East
There is no threat to the public at this time, but the Maine Forest Service expects to be on scene in Baileyville over the next week.
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Portland City Council, despite concerns, approves funding for Downtown Ambassador Program
Several councilors said they were hesitant to support the program but ultimately voted to fund it. The council also approved a new affordable housing development in Nason’s Corner.
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Person struck by train in Scarborough took their own life, police say
Police responded to the railroad tracks near the Pine Point Road overpass around 6 p.m. Saturday.
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How Maine towns are regulating development in flood zones
The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.
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Portland man charged after police block off Hanover Street to make arrest
After an hourslong standoff Monday, officers took the man into custody and transported him to the Cumberland County Jail.
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Maine AG rules that Cumberland County deputies justified in shooting of Harrison man
Arthur Lefebvre, 57, was injured after being shot by 2 detectives and a patrol deputy in November.
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Why is unemployment so low in Maine, and what does it mean?
Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.