Two ships with a combined capacity of 2,700 find safe harbor in the city.
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UMaine System to consider changes to Maine’s only law school
The University of Maine Board of Trustees will vote Sept. 16 on a proposal aimed at addressing financial challenges, growing enrollment and improving academic programming.
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Maine’s bioscience sector gathers to figure out how to bring jobs, advance health
More than 175 entrepreneurs, researchers and policymakers attend the inaugural Life Science Ventures Seminar hosted by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland.
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Portland’s Trail to Ale celebrates 20th anniversary
The event has raised $250,000 to expand, improve trails across greater Portland.
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Maine companies hailed for sustainability, social justice efforts
The 5 companies are recognized for exceptional dedication to community, social justice, worker rights, customers support and being agents of change.
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Portland police investigating Old Port death
The man was found just before 2 a.m. by workers collecting trash.
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Portland police investigating unexplained death
PORTLAND – Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old Portland man who was discovered semi-conscious just before 2 a.m. Sept. 6 near 87 Free St. by workers collecting trash. Police say the workers began performing CPR after calling 911 for assistance. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man but they were unsuccessful. His body will […]
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Portland council sends a message to promoter of Westbrook concerts: Turn down that music
The council’s letter says noise from Rock Row concerts ‘is a disruption of the quality of life’ for many residents.
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Worcester hopes to lure Red Claws out of Maine, but former team owner calls it a real long shot
Officials in Massachusetts’ second-largest city hope to appeal to the Maine Red Claws’ pending buyer, the Boston Celtics.
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Deferment of deportation order makes Portland man ‘feel like a dead person who came back to life’
Abdigani Faisal Hussein of Portland had been detained for 9 months and was about to board a plane returning him to Somalia when his attorneys won a last-minute delay in a deportation order.