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Group fighting to retain vaccination law tops $58,000 in donations

by Dennis Hoey January 15, 2020January 16, 2020

The group opposes Question 1, which would overturn Maine’s new law eliminating certain exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.

Business, Maine, News

Portland Planning Board approves 4-story hotel on Congress Street

by Dennis Hoey January 14, 2020January 15, 2020

The 47-room Longfellow hotel will be built on the site of a convenience store and gas station in the West End.

Maine, News

Skunk goes on spraying spree through Portland home

by Rachel Ohm January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

The animal entered the Munjoy Hill house as the tenant was letting her puppy out Sunday and caused over $1,000 in damage.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Teenagers charged in connection with armed robberies in Portland, Westbrook

by Edward D. Murphy January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

The 16-year-old and 17-year-old are accused of robbing a gas station and a convenience store.

Maine, Maine Crime

Portland man shot his sister’s boyfriend in the back, forensic experts agree

by Megan Gray December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

But the state medical examiner and an expert testifying for the defense in Mark Cardilli Jr.’s murder trial offer different theories about what happened in the final moments of the confrontation in which Cardilli killed Isahak Muse.

Food & Dining, News

Old favorite Maria’s restaurant will reopen in new spot on Saturday

by Meredith Goad December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The restaurant, a nearly 60-year-old Italian-American institution in Portland, will open the doors to its newly renovated space on outer Congress Street.

News

Ex-military CEO says hiring veterans makes good business sense

by J. Craig Anderson November 10, 2019November 7, 2019

Joshua Broder, who now runs Tilson Technology Management in Portland, says the work ethic, team thinking and the leadership training soldiers receive translate well to civilian jobs.