The final call for Maine came Wednesday afternoon, when Trump already had declared victory and Harris had conceded the race.
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Portland school board OKs $500,000 contract to study retirement issues
The contract with accounting firm BerryDunn will include a person-by-person review of Portland Public Schools employees’ retirement accounts to identify errors.
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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Portland voters approve changes to hazard pay, short-term rentals
The referendum questions proposed limiting hazard pay to when the city declares a state of emergency and changed registration requirements for short-term rentals.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Suspect in deadly Morrill’s Corner shooting pleads not guilty
Aaron Karp, 47, has been accused of shooting Susan McHugh during a fight between 2 motorcycle clubs.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland City Council pauses hotel development, trying to address affordable housing
The council on Monday passed a 180-day moratorium, starting in a month, while a panel studies whether hoteliers are shouldering enough responsibility to build affordable housing.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland council approves first major changes to zoning rules in decades
The councilors unanimously approved the years-in-the-making ‘ReCode’ effort to redraw the city’s land use ordinance for the first time since the 1970s.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Yarmouth ambulance crew helps stop wrong-way driver on I-295 in Portland
The 78-year-old woman apparently was having a medical event, state police say, and the Yarmouth Fire and Rescue crew took her to Mercy Hospital, where she was initially trying to go.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Mercy Hospital posthumously honors Maddy Corson for humanitarian efforts
Mercy Hospital posthumously bestowed on philanthropist Maddy Corson its award recognizing outstanding community support. The annual Forsley Award is named in honor of longtime Gary’s House champion, Fred Forsley. It recognizes a remarkable leader and advocate who works to make the Greater Portland community better for all, with a special focus on neighbors in need. […]
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Longfellow’s Haunted House tours continue to spook Portland
The popular seasonal tours of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House are based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Haunted Houses,” and focus on those who lived and died in the Portland landmark.