Editor’s Note: The Maine Lobster Festival, traditionally held around the first weekend in August, has been canceled for a second straight year, so the Masthead Maine family of newspapers decided to give the state a week of lobster coverage to help our readers enjoy our state’s iconic food. Do you remember your first taste of […]
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Lobster Week: Up close and personal with Maine’s famed crustacean
There are a dozen companies in the state, including two in Portland, that offer tours that allow the public an opportunity to try their hand at lobstering.
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Sweet breast cancer research fundraiser arrives in Maine
Bakes for Breast Cancer, which raises money for Dana Farber Cancer Institute research, expands to Maine for the first time next week.
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Two sites in running for Portland pro soccer team
USL to Portland is looking into the feasibility of using two city-owned sites, Fitzpatrick Stadium and Preble Field by Back Cove, as the location for a professional soccer stadium.
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Work on Westbrook Common to begin soon
Residents can expect work to begin on the Westbrook Common in a few weeks, with parking and traffic changes coming down the pipeline.
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$10 million project in works to rehab Westbrook housing
Millbrook Estates is slated to see a large overhaul making it more handicapped- and senior-friendly and energy efficient.
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Goats arrive in Westbrook to eat up invasive plants
Seven goats could rid area around the Lincoln Street boat ramp of invasive plants in preparation for city improvements.
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Gorham resident enters restored Prohibition-era classic in local car show
Richard Pratt will show off his restored 1929 Franklin Model 130, complete with a secret compartment to stash booze, at the Lions Club Annual Classic Car Show in Gorham Sunday.
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Westbrook sets sights on three sites for new outdoor pool
Though too early to pinpoint a final location, the Community Center emerges as an early favorite.
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Planners get first look at Rock Row medical campus
Members of the Westbrook Planning Board like the design of the buildings, one of which will be occupied by New England Cancer Specialists.