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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Portland mayor formally launches re-election campaign
Ethan Strimling has been raising funds for months to fend off challengers, including three sitting city councilors.
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‘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.
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Portland man charged with threatening staff at City Hall
Portland police say Kevin Strachan entered the city manager’s office on Monday and threatened his staff.
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Children’s Museum gets federal grant to clean up development site in Portland
The site at Thompson’s Point will need to be cleaned up before the museum can open in 2020.
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Family of Portland man shot and killed by police files lawsuit
The mother and grandmother of Chance David Baker file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2017 by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman and Coastal Pawn Shop.
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Coffee By Design sues Utah coffee roaster over use of CBD name
The lawsuit says that CBD Coffee of Utah creates confusion between the Portland business and the cannabis compound known as CBD.