U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was on the short list to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, is completing a national tour to highlight infrastructure investments.
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Portland man identified as pedestrian hit by train
The incident was reported near Morrills Corner around 8:13 p.m. Tuesday.
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Hotel development in Portland booming as city seeks to amp up winter tourism
Portland has at least 750 hotel rooms in various stages of the planning process, and there are more than 400 in the works in the surrounding area.
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 7-14
Wed. 8/7 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 8/7 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Tue. 8/13 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall Tue. 8/13 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Wed. 8/14 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission City Hall Wed. 8/14 5 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 8/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom
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People and Business: Aug. 7
Hires, promotions, appointments Blake Hamel was promoted to assistant vice president, commercial services officer at Maine Financial Group, working at the Scarborough office. He has been with the company for five years. Joe Atwood of Falmouth was hired as a broker/sales agent at The Dunham Group. He is the owner of X-Golf, a virtual golf […]
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Pedestrian killed after being hit by train in Portland, police say
Officers responded to the scene of the fatality at Morrill’s Corner shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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South Portland surfing startup cuts back on waste by turning fishing nets into boards
Blueprint Surf Co. is engineering 3D-printed surfboards meant to last longer than traditional foam and fiberglass ones.
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Letter: Electoral College is what’s disenfranchising voters
Nancy Harman, in her July 9 letter (“Popular vote compact would disregard Mainers“) shows her own misunderstanding of how the national popular vote compact works. She claims that Maine voters would be ignored in favor of more populous states such as New York. She claims Maine voters would be disenfranchised by the NPV. This is […]
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New commuter bus between Lewiston, Auburn, Portland gets mixed reviews so far
The LAP service started its two-year pilot run July 22. In the short time since the route began, some passengers have questions about its reliability.
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Yarmouth filmmaker wins accolades for WMPG documentary
Tom Bell’s short film on the Portland radio station won the Tourmaline Prize for best Maine-made short film at the Maine International Film Festival.