Portland native John Concannon returns to his roots, taking the reins at Westbrook Housing after serving as director of Housing and Urban Development under three presidents.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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South Portland celebrates 150 years of its iconic, diminutive lighthouse
The existing 24-foot Bug Light is being prepared for its birthday party.
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Meet the man who brought new life to Maine’s Bug Light
More than 50 years later, Howard Wright, 96, remembers what it was like to enter and clean up Bug Light after it had been abandoned for decades.
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When a Gorham farmer floated a house down the Presumpscot River
Morse Willis used his imagination to move a house to the Little Falls area over 85 years ago.
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Portland condo complex of ‘new age starter homes’ gets green light from city
The 156-unit development is thought to be Maine’s first large-scale project to take advantage of a landmark law that increases density by allowing accessory dwelling units on single-family lots.
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Traffic cameras to be installed on Maine highways
Cameras are to be installed along I-295 in Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport. Several cameras will also be implemented along I-95 in, and north of, Augusta.
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UMaine researchers studying how to manage spruce forests in face of intensifying heat, drought
Much of Maine’s coast hosted shady stands of red spruce before it was heavily harvested and succeeded by sun-tolerant species like oak and aspen.
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Family of teen charged with killing Union paddleboarder ‘devastated’ by online rumors
Family members of the 17-year-old boy suspected of killing 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart this month spoke publicly for the first time.
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A Maine teen is accused of murder. What happens next?
A 17-year-old from Frankfort has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who went missing while paddleboarding in Union.
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Documentary on blind Falmouth painter reveals story of creative persistence
‘Final Frontier’ features artist Denis Boudreau as he grapples with haunting memories of war through abstract painting while visually impaired. The documentary short premiered at the Maine International Film Festival and won an award.