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Local & State
Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Who will be Maine’s next poet laureate?
Applications for the 5-year position, which now comes with a $5,000 stipend, are open through Dec. 5.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine issues recall on cannabis vape cartridges
A Yani product sold between July and October at over 20 stores tested for unsafe levels of a pesticide, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy announced Monday.
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Portland trial begins for mother suing Midcoast health provider over daughter’s death
Jasmine Vincent died in 2021 from a type of leukemia. But attorneys say Mid Coast Medical Group in Brunswick failed the teenager by not ordering an X-ray that would have revealed signs of the disease.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Maine immigrant advocacy groups launch ICE activity hotline
Volunteers will vet immigration enforcement sightings as lawyers and advocates say they have struggled to track to rising reports of ICE activity.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Brunswick’s ZaoZe Cafe & Market, Chef Cara Stadler’s last business, is to close
Stadler said she wants to step back from hospitality to focus on family.
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Portland-built app is going global, hoping to spark lasting friendships
More than 1,500 people have already signed up for Pulse, an app built through a Roux Institute program that matches users with nearby people who have shared interests and uses an AI penguin to foster in-person meetups.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Times Record
Affordable condo development unveiled in Brunswick
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday joined developer GreenMars to officially open Wilbur’s Woods, calling it a win for affordable housing policy.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Opponents of Maine voter ID referendum spending big as election nears
Save Maine Absentee Voting, the leading group against Question 1, has spent nearly $1 million this month alone.
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Westbrook’s riverside renaissance gets boost from $1M EPA cleanup at future site of apartments
The planned housing complex along the Presumpscot River is 1 of 5 projects to receive federal brownfield cleanup grants or low-interest loans through the Greater Portland Council of Governments.