Also, a potato bar and a new pizzeria join the ranks of Portland restaurants.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
A pesto king in our midst: Solo Italiano chef shares the award-winning recipe
Paolo Laboa, executive chef at the Portland restaurant, sheds light on the sauce that swept the 2008 World Pesto Championship.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Programs that emphasize out-of-state investors won’t benefit Mainers
The Opportunity Zone Program is among those that won’t bring intended economic gains to stagnant areas.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
National summit on aging targets Maine, home to nation’s oldest, most rural population
Eradicating isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of a national gathering of elder advocates and other experts in Portland this week.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bystanders credited with saving life of Portland boy who nearly drowned
A New Gloucester fire official says they administered CPR to the 4-year-old before rescue crews arrived at Sabbathday Lake.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
National poetry contest drops citizenship rule that Deering student challenged to get in
Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, was initially deemed ineligible for the national Poetry Out Loud competition and went to court over it.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Idexx says rival company recruited its workers, stole trade secrets
A lawsuit says two of the Westbrook firm’s employees copied confidential files before violating non-compete agreements by moving to new jobs at Portland-based competitor Vets First Choice.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Portland food scene’s in the big time now with selection as Bon Appetit’s Restaurant City of the Year
Portland and its restaurants join three much bigger cities as winners of the magazine’s annual honor.
Posted inLocal & State, News
New detox center with 22 beds to open this week in Portland
The Pine Tree Recovery Center will help men and women with substance use disorders and arrives in the midst of an opioid crisis with treatment facilities in short supply.
Posted inLocal & State
Allen Avenue in Portland reopens to traffic
The busy road was closed for several hours following a car crash that knocked down utility poles.