Nearly 200 checked bags fail to be loaded on flights after security screening machines shut down.
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Portland will debate spending $800,000 in donations for asylum seekers
City staff recommends using some of the money to help pay for costs of running the temporary emergency shelter at the Expo, but immigrant advocates warn that such a use would be contrary to the intent of donors.
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Father mourns loss of skateboarder killed in hit-and-run
More than $1,100 has been raised to pay for the funeral of Wayne Harwood, who grew up in Lincolnville, and Portland police say there have been no arrests made in the case.
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Rep. Berry: Time to speak up on CMP’s billing errors, service shortcomings and proposed rate hikes
The PUC is taking the unusual step of holding public witness hearings; the first one will take place Tuesday in Portland.
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About 300 rally in Portland to protest migrants’ detention at border
The vigil is one of more than 700 held across the country Friday to protest conditions at the detention centers and a potential immigration enforcement sweep in major cities this weekend.
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Justin Costa drops out of Portland mayoral race
The city councilor urges voters to support the two other challengers taking on incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling.
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Brunswick considers housing options for asylum seekers coming from Portland
About a dozen of the 30 to 40 migrants the town is expecting moved into the Captain’s Way development at Brunswick Landing on Friday.
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Neighbors gear up to fight plan for 40 homes, preserve green space in Maine’s largest city
Residents in the area near Morrill’s Corner in Portland are mobilizing against the project, which needs a zoning change similar to one rejected by the City Council in 2006.
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Portland police make drug trafficking arrests in Bayside
A Portland Police Department spokesman said more charges are expected.
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Skateboarder injured in Portland hit-and-run
Police say they are looking for the driver of a white sedan that should have damage to the passenger side.