The acquisition would enhance Wex’s payment processing position in the global travel industry.
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Portland council approves zone change to allow 20 duplexes near Morrill’s Corner
The approval reverses a previous decision by city councilors, who voted against the same change proposed by the same developer nearly 15 years ago.
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Two fishermen found dead after boat sinks off Maine coast
Crews from the Coast Guard and another fishing boat in waters southeast of Portland recover the 2 crew members from the Kennebunkport-based Hayley Ann.
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Portland institute opens nominations for family business awards
The Institute for Family-Owned Business is accepting nominations for a range of categories that recognize excellence among Maine family businesses.
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Portland School Notebook: Jan. 22
Portland students receive free books through literacy nonprofit The Portland Public Schools recently partnered with Reading Is Fundamental, a national children’s literacy nonprofit, to provide free books to the district’s fourth and fifth graders through RIF’s Books for Ownership program. RIF’s Books for Ownership program enables children to select new, age-appropriate books to take home […]
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Gallery celebrates the contemporary for state’s 200th birthday
The Portland 2020 photography exhibit will be shown through April 4.
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Vast majority of Portland sidewalks don’t meet ADA standards
There is a backlog of $123 million in needed sidewalk repairs and upwards of $88 million in needed street repairs.
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Two men charged after shots fired in Portland
An early-morning confrontation led to gunfire but no injuries, police said.
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Ali elected to National League of Cities council
PORTLAND — City Councilor Pious Ali has been elected to the National League of Cities 2020 Race, Equity and Leadership Council. “I look forward to the sharing of ideas and learning some of the successful best practices used by other cities to eliminate racial disparities, advance racial equity and build an equitable thriving community, where […]
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Maine Voices: Haunting exhibit brings U.S.-Mexico border to Congress Street
A Maine artist bears witness to the crisis in a show that moves both native-born Americans and newcomers.