Age 9/10 all-stars off to regional tournament
Portland
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PETA offers city new statue to replace lobsterman
The animal rights group is suggesting instead a statue of a very large lobster crushing a lobster trap in one of its claws.
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Maine Medical Center nurses will vote next month on whether to remain unionized
A petition, backed by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and signed by more than 500 nurses, paved the way for the vote on the union, which was formed in April of 2021.
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Maine real estate market cooled in June as interest rates rose
Although sale prices are still on the rise, the number of homes sold continued to decline, and some agents say houses are staying on the market longer and sellers are getting fewer offers.
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In a summer of national division, U.S. governors meet in Portland and find some common ground
The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.
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Turnpike Exit 46, leading to Portland jetport, to close for 5 days
The shutdown will take effect at midnight Sunday to allow for reconstruction of the off-ramp.
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Crowds explore Portland’s piers and wharves as they ‘Walk the Working Waterfront’
Numerous people turned out for the seventh annual tour along Commercial Street, where they learned about the businesses, organizations and people that are key to the city’s vibrant ocean economy.
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Anti-abortion protesters plan to continue weekly demonstrations in Portland
They say the draft opinion indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade won’t end their weekly protests outside a Planned Parenthood Clinic.
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Family says cyclist who died in Portland crash thought all people ‘worthy of love and attention’
Christina Holt worked for 17 years at Portland’s Shalom House, doing overnights at group homes run by the agency and connecting clients to community-based mental health services.
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Driver who slammed car into Deering Oaks bleachers pleads guilty to manslaughter
Jonathan Burt of Lisbon will serve 4½ years of a 15-year suspended sentence for killing Celestin Muhizi, 76, in 2020.