Most library directors in southern Maine are waiting for clear guidance and developing plans to open weeks down the road, while the Gray Public Library will have a limited reopening Tuesday.
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Suspect arrested in armed robbery of Portland 7-Eleven
Police say Alfred Larrabee was identified using surveillance camera footage even though he was wearing a mask.
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Maine cities get new federal funds and plan to share with local businesses
Biddeford expects to give grants to 20 businesses, while Portland and Cumberland County are also planning how to disburse money they’re receiving.
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Stories of Maine: An Incomplete History exhibit commemorates Maine’s bicentennial
The objects on view digitally only for now, were interpreted by individuals from across the state.
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Spanish Mass to be live streamed May 3 from Cathedral in Portland
A Mass, celebrated in Spanish, will be offered at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings, the Mass is not public but will be live streamed on the Diocese of Portland’s Hispanic Ministry Facebook page and the diocesan […]
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Armed man robs Portland 7-Eleven
No one was injured when a masked man brandished a handgun and robbed the 7-Eleven on Forest Avenue near the Westbrook line early Friday morning, police said.
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Portland opens door for temporary cannabis testing licenses
The unanimous City Council vote is expected to help Maine revive the oft-delayed launch of its recreational market.
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MaineCF’s Southern Midcoast Committee awards $96,000 in grants
Healthy Lincoln County in Damariscotta local grant recipient.
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Portland won’t enforce restrictions on nonessential businesses
Responding to hundreds of complaints, councilors agree not to enforce the city’s ban on curbside pickup, no-contact delivery and shipping by businesses that had to close to the public.
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Portland disaster-preparedness firm partners up for COVID-19 medical shelters
Readiness Associates has joined with a California events supplier to offer ‘quick-build’ shelters for health care facilities.