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Flagship flower shop in downtown Portland will pull up roots this spring

by Edward D. Murphy February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

Harmon’s Floral Co., a fixture for decades near Congress Square, will close the location and continue operations at two other branches.

Local & State, News

Asylum seekers to move in to new South Portland apartments

by Kelley Bouchard February 19, 2023February 21, 2023

Avesta Housing has received an occupancy permit for West End II and will begin moving asylum seekers in within a few weeks.

Business, Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Portland’s Victoria Mansion confronts its ties to slave economy

by Megan Gray February 18, 2023February 18, 2023

The city landmark was the vision of a Mainer-turned-Southerner on the eve of the Civil War. But the ‘unwilling architects’ who built Ruggles Morse’s fortune have largely been ignored.

Local & State, News

Police ask for public’s help finding missing Portland man

by Hannah LaClaire February 18, 2023February 18, 2023

Timothy Bak was last seen at his home on Berkshire Road in Portland around 9 p.m. on Feb. 14

Local & State, Uncategorized

One person dead, another injured at Cumberland Avenue apartment

by Tim Cebula February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Portland police don’t believe there is any threat to the public.

Local & State

Counterprotesters show up to condemn ‘It’s OK to be white’ banner in Congress Square

by Rachel Ohm February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Several dozen people descended on the square Friday to push back on the banner that former City Council candidate Richard Ward has been displaying.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Man tried to coax student away from Reiche Elementary School area, police say

by Gillian Graham February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

The man approached the student near the Portland elementary school Wednesday morning and may have been in the area the previous day, according to police.