Passengers and crew were evacuated shortly after the ship docked Wednesday morning at the Ocean Gateway Pier. It had been scheduled to spend the night in Portland before leaving Thursday.
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Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures
A foreign government’s ownership stake in a utility is complicated, and some experts say it doesn’t matter anyway because ownership of a regulated utility doesn’t translate into governance.
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Bath election: Voters to decide council seat, $30 million in infrastructure spending
The Nov. 7 election in Bath features four candidates vying for an at-large council seat and bond questions for $25 million in sewer upgrades and $5 million for street repairs.
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Mainers need a law to protect their digital privacy, advocates say, but businesses object
A legislative committee held a public hearing Tuesday on proposals to restrict the consumer information that technology companies can collect and sell.
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Former Long Creek inmate sues state, alleging excessive isolation, sexual assault as teen
The lawsuit targets the Maine Department of Corrections, which is tasked with rehabilitating juveniles at the Long Creek Youth Development Center; instead, a former resident alleges, staff subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Baristas at Coffee by Design plan to form a union
Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
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Mosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine
Viruses have now been found in mosquitoes or in animals around the state, prompting health officials to warn Maine residents to protect against mosquito bites.
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Brunswick town manager to retire
Longtime town employee John Eldridge, 67, said he plans to retire in January after nine years as Brunswick’s town manager.
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Five Topsham residents face off for four seats on school board
After a contentious fall for the Topsham-area school board, five candidates are running for four seats up for election Nov. 7.
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Attorneys identify 4 more people without court-appointed counsel in statewide petition for release
Attorneys debated Monday whether the petition before Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court, which calls on the state to identify everyone in jail without a lawyer, was filed appropriately.