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Published
June 30, 2019

Violent thunderstorms knock out power to hundreds

Storms roll through western and southern Maine for the second consecutive day.
Published
June 22, 2019

New Episcopalian bishop ordained at service in Portland

Thomas James Brown, the 10th bishop of the church in Maine, is consecrated at the Cathedral of St. Luke with hundreds in attendance.
Published
June 17, 2019

Four competing to design artwork for Portland’s 1st roundabout

The Portland Public Art Committee will present the concepts at a public meeting Wednesday.
Published
June 15, 2019

Donations pour in, volunteers step up to help asylum seekers in Portland

Over $230,000 has been raised in recent days to assist the city as it shelters more than 200 people who have arrived in the city in the last week.
Published
June 14, 2019

Maine health care system responds to influx of asylum seekers

The Maine CDC has public health nurses working with newly arrived asylum seekers at the Portland Expo, and a clinic will offer primary care as needed.

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Published
June 13, 2019

Portland police search for fisherman suspected of several burglaries

Police say James Emerton, 54, has targeted motor vehicles, businesses, restaurants, schools, libraries, offices and employee lockers.
Published
June 13, 2019

Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes

But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
Published
June 13, 2019

Children’s museum’s new director touts motherhood as her greatest qualification

Julie Butcher Pezzino will lead the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine through a fundraising campaign and its relocation to Thompson's Point.
Published
June 12, 2019

Portland mayor formally launches re-election campaign

Ethan Strimling has been raising funds for months to fend off challengers, including three sitting city councilors.
Published
June 11, 2019

‘Accidental technologist’ leads Portland-based Tilson to greater heights

Tilson Technology Management CEO Joshua Broder set out to become a military intelligence agent and ended up running Maine's fastest-growing technology company.