Carnaval ME features food, snowboarding and ice carving and will continue Saturday.
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Amtrak Downeaster set new ridership record in 2019
More than 574,000 passengers rode the rail service last year, and there are plans for further improvements in southern Maine.
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An inspirational tail: Maine collie goes from animal cruelty seizure to the Puppy Bowl
Duncan was one of more than 130 animals seized from a business in Solon in July.
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Great black hawk mounted, headed for Maine State Museum
The first photos of the rare raptor that captivated Maine last year were posted on Facebook on Wednesday after a hunter saw the mount at a taxidermist’s studio.
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Senior tax relief program opens soon
PORTLAND — The city will soon begin accepting Portland Senior Tax Equity Program applications. The City Council started Portland Senior Tax Equity Program (P-Step) in 2017 to provide tax relief to qualified low-income seniors through property tax or rent rebates of up to $900. To qualify, applicants must be 62 or older with a homestead […]
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Legislators schedule office hours in Portland
AUGUSTA —Sen. Heather Sanborn, D-Portland, and Rep. Ed Crockett, D-Portland, will hold office hours from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Lyman Moore Middle School on Auburn Street. Office hours provide residents a chance to meet with their elected officials, ask questions and get help with legislative or state government matters. Sanborn, who represents […]
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School Notebook: Jan. 29
Swimmingly Portland teacher lauded for STEM work The National AfterSchool Association has selected Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance teacher Hannah Lakin as one of NAA’s 2020 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders. Lakin, who lives in Portland, is a STEM education specialist at the Augusta-based school and focuses on designing empowering learning experiences for youth, specifically […]
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 29-Feb. 5
Thur. 1/30 8 a.m. Community Development Block Grant Allocation Committee CH Thur. 1/30 4 p.m. Portland Development Corporation CH Thur. 1/30 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Thur. 1/30 6 p.m. Communities Addressing Addiction & Opioid Misuse 196 Allen Ave. Thur. 1/30 6 p.m. Noise Advisory Committee 1001 Westbrook St. Mon. 2/3 5;30 p.m. City […]
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Portland program will link recent immigrants with experienced peers
Part of a growing national network, the Natural Helpers will have people who immigrated years ago help more recent arrivals navigate their new community.
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Portland’s Defendify raises $2 million to expand cybersecurity business
The company produces software especially for small businesses to protect their data in an increasingly complex information economy.