PORTLAND — Mainely Character is accepting applications for scholarships for Maine high school seniors graduating in 2022 and planning to attend a post-secondary school. Mainely Character, which plans to award at least 10 $5,000 scholarships, has been awarding them to students of character since 2001, according to the all-volunteer organization. Each year, more than 200 […]
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Foundation to accept applications for grant program
PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation plans soon to accept applications for its 2022 Direct Services Grant Program. This year’s application period is scheduled to open Tuesday, Feb. 1, and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. Foundation staff will hold a virtual information session at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, to take questions […]
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Giant crane assembled to help build state’s tallest building in downtown Portland
The 250-foot-tall crane will spend the next 11 months or so behind the Congress Street post office.
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Catholics invited to participate in prayer vigil
PORTLAND — Maine Catholics are invited to join thousands of Catholics across the country in nine days of prayer for life and human dignity. The event, “9 Days for Life,” is scheduled to run from Wednesday, Jan. 19, through Thursday, Jan. 27, and is a novena for the protection of life, according to a news […]
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Weeklong Catholic youth program returns this summer
The deadline to apply for a Totus Tuus teaching position is Feb. 7.
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Clerks seek to shift municipal campaign finance filings to Maine Ethics Commission
Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.
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Maine company sued over Bronx apartment fire that killed 17 people
LIHC Investment Group is one of three owners of the New York apartment building that caught fire Sunday.
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Our View: Portland developer puts community before condos
Kevin Bunker sets a good example by building housing for homeless women who are dealing with substance use disorder.
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Portland jetport’s primary runway to close for nearly 2 months this spring
Air traffic patterns will shift as takeoffs and landings are diverted to the airport’s north-south runway while work is done on the main one.
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Arctic blast freezes Maine in its tracks, and another one’s on the way
Temperatures remained in the single digits in many parts of Maine on Tuesday as the state experienced its coldest weather since 2018.