They are accused of using a Portland grocery store owned by the older brother to defraud the government in a cash-back scheme involving welfare benefits.
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Studying YouTube helped Vietnam native captivate Portland with popular pho
The owner of Pho Co. in the Public Market House gave herself a crash course in Vietnamese cooking as she prepared to move to Maine for love.
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Police quickly charge suspect in West End convenience store robbery
Police say Garlrenice Somnang Tek, 27, of Portland threatened and poked a knife at a store clerk.
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May Day rally in Portland takes aim at Trump immigration policies
More than 200 people turn out to protest detentions like that of Otto Morales-Caballeros of Naples, who was arrested on his way to work last month.
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Portland chefs Mike Wiley and Andrew Taylor win James Beard Award
The restaurateurs behind Eventide Oyster, The Honey Paw and Hugo’s win the coveted award following their third nomination.
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Gorham boy run over by family’s SUV in intensive care at Maine Med
Colton Stormont, 5, suffered a bruised lung, fractured ribs, two broken arms, and a fractured skull in the accident Saturday, his mother says.
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Portland composer fulfills dream, hits home run with baseball opera
Daniel Sonenberg’s ‘The Summer King’ premieres in Pittsburgh, where Negro League star Josh Gibson played before dying a tragic hero.
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Joe Walsh is Maine’s Mister Sustainable Clean
Hear how he tapped into a new market, the environmentally friendly house-cleaning business.
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Portland Jetport warns neighbors: It could get noisy
Between May 15 and June 6, a construction project will force a change in flight paths and take aircraft over neighborhoods in Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough.
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No-tipping experiment fails to pay off at 2 popular Maine restaurants
Owner/chef Cara Stadler drops the policy, at least for now, after profits decline at Bao Bao in Portland and Tao Yuan in Brunswick, but legislation may offer another option.