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Bill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: Planned Parenthood now needs protecting

by Bill Nemitz January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

The energy shown in women’s marches should be focused on saving the provider of women’s health care.

Local & State, Nation & World, News

Family’s American dreams turn to nightmare as Trump order traps daughter in Iraq

by Beth Quimby January 28, 2017January 30, 2017

Labed Alalhanfy, 49, worked as an interpreter for the U.S. Army and is living in Portland after finally gaining entry for his wife and two younger daughters earlier this week.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education, Sports

Portland High’s mascot makes the crowds cheer, though he can’t hear them

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press January 28, 2017January 28, 2017

Kamron King, a deaf freshman, enjoys being the Bulldogs mascot so much that he even studied for it.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Portland police investigate hate crime reported by high school students

by Ray Routhier January 27, 2017January 28, 2017

The four black Casco Bay ninth-graders told police that an older white teen made a ‘derogatory and racist statement’ to them outside the school and then brandished a knife.

Business, Food, News

Another Public Market House food vendor closing

by Staff Report January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Granny’s Burritos, a downtown Portland mainstay since 1995, will close Sunday or Monday.

Local & State, News

Police consider charging Portland man who crashed into Downeaster train with 2 kids in car

by Gillian Graham and Matt Byrne January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Police say Derso Mekonen was trying to outrace the train when he drove around a line of waiting cars and maneuvered past the safety barrier.

Local & State

Portland to host Navy Week in August

by Staff Report January 26, 2017January 27, 2017

The Navy’s outreach program will feature divers, explosive ordnance disposal teams, performances by Navy Band Northeast and naval simulators.

Local & State, News

Deal allows charges to be dropped against Portland Black Lives Matter protesters

by Edward D. Murphy January 26, 2017January 26, 2017

The 17 protesters who were arrested in the Old Port on July 15 will each pay into a victims’ compensation fund and meet with police to discuss the protest.