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Posted inFood & Dining
You have a 2-week window to get a table at The Lost Kitchen. But it’s not that easy.
Diners all over the world can gamble a postcard and a stamp in hopes of getting a table at the restaurant in Freedom.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Maine wildlife chief no stranger to drama like the great black hawk flap
A winter storm knocked the bird from its perch in Portland’s Deering Oaks and a group of heroic souls came to the rescue.
Posted inLocal & State
As Fiberight plant nears completion, municipal representatives seek clearer communication
The schedule for completing the facility has been revised three times, delaying its opening a full year, and at the latest meeting town officials voiced their frustrations with mixed messages they’ve received.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State
Rare raptor’s health improving after its rescue from snowstorm
A great black hawk found in the snow in Deering Oaks is being treated at a wildlife rehabilitation center thanks to a Portland woman and volunteer drivers who relayed the bird through Sunday’s storm.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Great black hawk in Portland rescued during snowstorm
The injured bird, which is native to Central and South America, had been living in Deering Oaks.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire in Troy home causes damage, but no injuries
Gary and Sylvia Glidden were at their house on 384 Bangor Road when flames started to spread. Troy fire chief Gregory Packard Jr. said that hoarding created a potentially deadly hazard.
Posted inPolitics
Lawmakers from Portland and Biddeford join leadership in Maine House
All 3 of the top Democrats in the House are from southern Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
While Maine’s loon population is holding steady, boaters can pose a danger
Members of the Friends of Messalonskee have fielded complaints about boaters coming too close to the birds’ nesting areas or driving too fast too close to shore.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland police, heeding quacks, rescue brood of ducklings
The baby mallards were stuck in a storm drain on Cumberland Avenue when two officers intervened.