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About 1,000 join March for Science in downtown Portland

by Beth Quimby April 22, 2017April 22, 2017

The rally was one of more than 600 simultaneous events held around the globe Saturday in support of scientific research.

Business, Life & Culture, Local & State, News

New look for Portland’s landmark convenience store

by Peter McGuire April 22, 2017April 22, 2017

Joe’s Super Variety reopens in the same Congress Street storefront it has occupied since 1945.

Local & State, News

Maine AG files civil rights complaint against Portland man accused of yelling racial slurs

by Peter McGuire April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

Jamie Hoffman was charged with assault and interfering with constitutional rights after an incident in which he allegedly yelled at Casco Bay High freshmen, then punched and tackled two of them.

Local & State, News

Advocacy groups link suicide of Maine weatherman to sex assault

by Kate McCormick April 19, 2017April 19, 2017

But the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office won’t say if Tom Johnston of WCSH was a suspect.

Local & State, News, Politics

About 25 protesters disrupt LePage’s town hall at USM

by Dennis Hoey April 18, 2017December 5, 2017

Members of the group shout at LePage as he makes his points, then chant ‘black lives matter’ as they exit Hannaford Hall one by one. He appears unfazed, and no one is arrested.