Experts and law enforcement officers will gather to discuss ways to improve highway safety as Maine considers legal marijuana.
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Iraqi immigrant hopes to build ‘trustful bridge’ with Maine’s first Arabic newspaper
Aqeel Mohialdeen fell in love with Portland three years ago and believes The Hanging Gardens of Babylon will help immigrants adjust here.
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Portland Propeller Club honors El Faro victims
The five Maine Maritime Academy graduates who died aboard the sunken cargo ship are remembered in an event at the Italian Heritage Center.
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Pair with ties to Pirates looking to land new team from ECHL
W. Godfrey Wood and Brad Church are gathering investors who want to bring pro hockey back to the Cross Insurance Arena.
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Portland voters approve $103.6 million education budget
They also vote in favor of continuing to have citywide referendum votes on school budgets for the next three years.
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Maine Voices: Portland Community Health Center very prepared to meet patients’ needs
The clinic’s commitment, structure, high standards and funding mean it will serve all patients well.
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Portfolio: Portland’s minimum wage ripples; pitches wanted; and young entrepreneurs
Amato’s is paying workers in nearby towns $10.10 per hour to keep it fair.
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Our View: Universal school meal proving its value in Maine, nationwide
A proposal surfacing in Congress would undercut the success seen in places like Portland and Lewiston.
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Portland residents treasure recycling, but much of it ends up as trash
A USM professor urges a switch to larger, enclosed containers after a team on the streets finds small, open-top bins are a serious cause of litter.
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Norovirus sickens 260 on first cruise ship to dock in Portland this season
Many had recovered from the highly contagious intestinal illness and only six were quarantined in their rooms Sunday aboard the Balmoral, which has now left Portland.