The 250-foot-tall crane will spend the next 11 months or so behind the Congress Street post office.
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Slick conditions could stick around Thursday morning in Maine
Overnight temperatures will remain below freezing so it could take a few hours before roads and sidewalks lose their icy coating.
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Police in Maine and New Hampshire report spike in car burglaries
A large number of break-ins have occurred in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties as well as the lakes region of New Hampshire.
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Union stagehands demand new Merrill Auditorium contract
Stagehands and supporters picketed a performance staffed with non-union labor Thursday to pressure the city of Portland to renegotiate an exclusive labor agreement for the publicly owned venue.
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Portland’s historic Union Wharf being sold, preserved for maritime use
Fishermen and city officials praise the agreement between the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and the Poole family, saying the organization is securing the future of the commercial pier.
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Aroma Joe’s coffee chain to buy parcel in Portland Technology Park
The coffee shop company will buy a 3-acre plot from the city for $595,000 and aims to build its new headquarters there.
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News Center Maine anchor Cindy Williams is calling it a career
Williams, whose career in television began 32 years ago, announced Wednesday that she will retire in December.
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New England blood donations at 10-year low
Calling it an ‘ongoing emergency,’ the Red Cross says donors are urgently needed before the holidays.
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Portland International Jetport pursues $4.5 million property deal
The airport plans to buy a 4.5-acre valet service parking lot from its current owner and restart the business, which closed during the pandemic.
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Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.