The Portland hospital said a gift of $500,000 from the Freeport-based retailer helped it reach its $20 million goal.
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 12-19
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 1/12 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 1/12 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Wed. 1/12 5 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Wed. 1/12 6 p.m. Charter Commission Governance Committee Wed. 1/12 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Thur. 1/13 8 a.m. […]
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Briana Murphy, 24, a passionate and caring adventurer
The 2015 Deering High graduate was ‘an awesome person to be around,’ says a cousin. ‘She was unapologetically her all the time.’
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Portland councilor says he is being targeted for vote on city’s new mask mandate
Councilor Andrew Zarro, who sponsored the ordinance, said he has received threats and attacks on his character since the City Council’s vote to approve it Monday.
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Judge awards almost $1 million to families of fishermen who died on the Emmy Rose
The Portland-based vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts in November 2020, claiming the lives of four men in a tragedy that stunned Maine’s fishing community.
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Portland mask mandate appears to stir little resistance on first day
Though some people oppose the new rule that requires mask-wearing inside public buildings, there didn’t appear to be much opposition Wednesday.
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How Portland’s new indoor mask mandate will work
The mask requirement for public places takes effect Wednesday, along with an exception for businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all who enter.
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Sale of Portland’s historic Union Wharf to research institute is finalized
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute said in November that it would buy the wharf, which dates to the 18th century.
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Portland City Council repeals COVID emergency order and approves indoor mask mandate
Hazard pay will end in 10 days, when the emergency order expires, while the mask mandate will take effect at midnight Wednesday.
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Portland Pie Co. employees walk out to protest working conditions
The workers cite being overworked and not believing management has their backs when it comes to the pandemic.