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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Three running backs named as finalists for 48th Fitzpatrick Trophy
Thornton Academy’s Anthony Bracamonte, Wells High’s Tyler Bridge and Portland High’s Zack Elowitch are up for the award.
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Posted inBusiness
Mercy Hospital takes another step toward relocation to Fore River Parkway
It files a certificate of need application with the state in anticipation of moving from State Street to its newer and more modern campus in Portland.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s newest and largest solar array moves city toward its renewable-energy goal
It’s one of the biggest municipal arrays in the state and will generate about 3 percent of city government’s electricity each year – enough to power City Hall and Merrill Auditorium.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, New England
Couple accused of sex trafficking of Chinese women due in Portland court
The couple are accused of using a messaging system in China to entice women to come to the U.S. on tourist visas.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland council enacts 6-month ban on development along working waterfront
City Manager Jon Jennings will convene a task force to address issues such as access, zoning, transportation, berthing, ordinance enforcement and investment in the city’s piers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland Planning Board OKs 3rd and final phase of Maine Med expansion
The hospital first must complete work on a new staff parking facility before it can raze its Gilman Street garage and begin work on a 265,000-square-foot building scheduled to be finished in 2022.
Posted inAyla Reynolds, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Seeking answers, mother of Ayla Reynolds sues father of missing toddler
The girl disappeared seven years ago while in her father’s care in Waterville, and is presumed dead. Her mother’s lawyer says, ‘Justice will be finding out where Ayla was killed, how she was killed and why she was killed.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland’s waterfront concerns offer a test case for rest of state
Other coastal communities are watching closely as the city calls for a pause on development to address fears that marine businesses are being squeezed out.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Chorus of female immigrants from Portland area to sing at U.N.
Pihcintu will mark the adoption of the Global Compact of Refugees with a performance Monday in New York.