A dog attack when he was 8 altered Joshua Dixon’s life forever. But it’s how the 18-year-old Portland art school freshman has adapted since that makes him stand out.
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Feature obituary: Melvin Stone, media fixture and witness to Nuremberg trials, dies at 96
He ended up owning numerous radio stations in Maine and was the first president of the New England Press Association.
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Still no arrest in Portland bank robbery
A man armed a semi-automatic handgun robbed the KeyBank branch on Auburn Street Friday afternoon, police say.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Portland’s Season of Light celebrates variety of holiday traditions
At the sixth annual event, families learn about Christmas, Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and the winter solstice.
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Concert Review: Elton John puts on spectacular show in Portland
It’s the first concert the rock legend has performed in Maine in nearly a decade.
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Man injured in Old Port shooting
The suspected gunman is in custody, but Portland police have not yet named him or the victim.
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Portland police close streets during search for bank robbery suspect
A man brandishing a semiautomatic handgun held up the KeyBank branch at 85 Auburn St., police say.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Portland Winter Farmers’ Market hopes to move to Stevens Avenue
If the Portland City Council approves the change, the market will set up at the Maine Girls’ Academy in December.
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Man sent to prison for taking woman from Maine to New York to work as prostitute
Donovan Miller was caught as part of an anti sex-trafficking initiative.
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Man whose body was found off Congress Street was struck by vehicle weeks ago
Police say an autopsy revealed that Edward Blumenthal died from injuries consistent with being struck by a large vehicle, and they are treating the incident as a hit-and-run.