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.
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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.
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Posted inReal Estate
West End Homes’ Stories Shared by Family, Landmarks
No. 96 Emery St. has been in the Napolitano clan since 1951; No. 94, since 2007.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Source
Portland man mining climate change for laughs – and action
Eco-cleaner and aspiring comic Jason Wentworth was living a so-called sustainable life – until he realized he wasn’t.
Posted inHomegrown, Life & Culture, Source
Homegrown: Eggnog comes locally in many forms
There’s the farm-fresh version, and the knock-your-socks-off version, with … additives.
Posted inMaine, News
Six years after Sandy Hook, Mainers hold vigil for victims of gun violence
The gathering at Portland’s First Parish Church marked six years since 20 first-graders and six educators were killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Roofing company whose worker died from fall in Portland has history of safety violations
Purvis Home Improvements of Saco has been fined four times since 2012 for failure to follow fall-protection standards, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Bomb threats sent nationwide are hoaxes, authorities say
Portland Police was among the agencies that issued a warning to the public that the threats, sent to schools, government buildings and businesses, were hoaxes.
Posted inFood & Dining
Bird & Co., a new Mexican restaurant, is coming to Woodfords Corner
The restaurant will serve Mexican and American Southwestern cuisine, including a selection of tacos
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Fuel up on gas and grass at Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store
The Atlantic Farms business on Warren Avenue in Portland opens Thursday as new regulations take effect across the state, but bring your medical card and government-issued ID.