The food is excellent, and the crowds continue to come.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How does the Canadian health system work? Very well
No bills, no paperwork, no copays, no deductibles … and no hassles compared to for-profit health care like that in the U.S.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
In campaign’s last days, Portland mayoral candidates focus on getting out the vote
The four candidates scramble to rally support heading into Tuesday’s unpredictable ranked-choice election.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Portland police report string of burglaries at businesses
Authorities won’t say if the 15 crimes are connected, but there are similarities.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Business owned by Portland council candidate has bankruptcy case dismissed
Lalah “Layla” Kargar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for her company Express Solutions during a contract dispute that has since been settled.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Cable companies want judge to pause new Maine law requiring à la carte channel choices
Comcast and other cable broadcasters say First Amendment rights to control their offerings are at stake. ‘It would upend the economics of this industry,’ one lawyer says.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland hydro-energy company gets $4 million grant to harness river power
The company’s president said the award would allow Ocean Renewable Power Co. to develop more product innovation and enter new markets.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Wex reports 19 percent revenue growth for third quarter
The Portland-based payment processing firm’s quarterly adjusted net income increased by 16 percent from a year earlier.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Half of historic Maine island once known as ‘Ellis Island of the North’ is sold
Portland entrepreneur Noah Gordon has purchased 12 acres on House Island for $4.5 million and plans to turn it into “the premier private island hospitality event venue in America.”
Posted inThe Forecaster
MMC research leads to toolkit for naloxone education
PORTLAND — The MaineHealth system has launched a toolkit to promote overdose awareness and education after research found internal medicine clinics were not consistently prescribing naloxone to patients at high risk for an opioid overdose. A research paper led by Maine Medical Center physicians David Kispert, Jenny Carwile and Kinna Thakarar, found that between April […]