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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Former Portland ed tech convicted of abusing student dies in prison
Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn’t give a cause of death.
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Posted inHearts of Pine, Local & State, News, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Travis Lazarczyk: Portland is a minor league city, in all the best ways
Area fans’ embrace of the city’s minor league professional teams has drawn deserved attention from a national publication.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
PFAS-free firefighting foam coming to Portland International Jetport
The Portland Fire Department says the PFAS-free foam should be fully installed in the airport’s 3 trucks by mid-November.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
Posted inCommunity
Maine Office of Tourism awards more than $1M
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Tourism has announced that more than $1 million has been awarded to eight Maine organizations in the final round of the Tourism Marketing & Development Recovery Program. The program, administered by the Maine Office of Tourism with $2 million in funds awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Warby Parker store coming to the Old Port
The eyewear company plans to move into a nearly 2,000-square-foot space at 184 Middle St. early next year.
Posted inCommunity
Bikers for Behavioral Health Ride planned for Oct. 19
All proceeds will go towards supporting behavioral health initiatives throughout Maine and New Hampshire.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s Jewish community marks a year since the Israel-Hamas war began
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and Rebbetzin Lisa Mayer of Auburn took to stage with their instruments to perform the Shema, ‘Judaism’s most sacred prayer,’ to honor a survivor of last year’s Hamas attack on Israel.
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Junior Achievement of Maine to induct 2024 laureates Nov. 4
PORTLAND – Junior Achievement’s Maine Business Hall of Fame is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. The highlight of the event is inducting the 2024 laureates into the hall of fame. This year’s laureates are Ellen Belknap, SMRT Architects and Engineers; Peter “Andi” Vigue, […]