The rapid-fire demolition and replacement of an aging highway overpass in Portland closed a busy stretch of highway for three days.
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Wedding wave coming in 2022 after two years of pandemic postponements
Maine expects a surge in weddings big and small in 2022, according to local vendors and data from the Portland City Clerk’s office.
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Portland gets Standard & Poor’s highest credit rating
The upgrade to AAA could save the city and its taxpayers millions of dollars associated with debt service costs.
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After 11-year ride, Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere is breaking up
The holler-folk band announced in a Facebook post that it would stop performing together after its Ghostland festival in September.
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Maine Med’s departure from Anthem network would disrupt Maine’s insurance market, experts say
Impacts would ripple though the industry, but experts also say the parties have a lot of motivation to resolve the payment disputes before a breakup.
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Diocese plans Holy Week Masses, Spanish services
PORTLAND — During Holy Week, Masses and services in Spanish will be offered in Portland, Lewiston, Brewer, Sanford and Waterville, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The schedule is as follows: Palm Sunday Weekend Lewiston Mass, Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St., 6 p.m. Saturday, April […]
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Scholarships available to women pursuing science, engineering degrees
The Maine Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university, according to a news release from the foundation. […]
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Catholic students to present Living Stations of the Cross across Maine
Students at Maine Catholic schools plan to present the Living Stations of the Cross around the state leading up to Easter Sunday, April 17. The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Jesus to Calvary. They have been prayed for centuries, allowing […]
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Portland’s King Kyote eliminated from ‘American Song Contest’
The singer and songwriter missed out on making the TV show’s semifinals when three other contestants selected by viewers joined a musician chosen by the judges.
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Officials report Maine had mild winter, leading to possible increase in ticks
Snowfall was well below average this winter and what fell didn’t last, continuing a trend that is expected to continue because of global climate change.