It will hold an advisory committee meeting Wednesday in Portland to get public input on possible solutions.
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Scarborough lawmaker’s bill would make coerced labor a crime
The measure takes aim at those who exploit vulnerable populations such as refugees or people reliant on drugs or alcohol.
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Heidi Powell is a one-woman show called Dirigo Wholesale
She delivers produce from farms to restaurants in Greater Portland.
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Five hunters escape boat’s capsizing off Prouts Neck
A skiff carrying the hunters overturned, leaving them to scramble up the rocks to safety, the fire department said.
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Lobstermen speak out against proposal to have Maine’s entire fleet report data
They say the fishery is so large in the state that the current 10 percent requirement gives regulators relevant data.
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Group closes deal on $6.7 million purchase of Scarborough Downs
The owners envision a long-term redevelopment of the property into a town center with housing, shopping, restaurants, offices and more.
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Scarborough High wrestler with one leg finds home after years of hardship
Sam Leishman’s limb was amputated when he was a baby in Ethiopia and he spent years in foster care in Colorado.
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Last-minute shoppers jam stores and roads as messy mix of snow and ice bears down on Maine
The snow was expected to give way Saturday morning to freezing rain that could coat southern and central Maine with as much as one-third of an inch of ice.
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Scarborough man expected to face charges in Gray crash
His pickup crossed the centerline and struck a Mercedes-Benz, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Scarborough Downs’ potential new owners envision town center, active racetrack
Cross Roads Holdings’ long-term plans for the land it has under contract to buy include housing, shopping, dining, offices, an interconnected road network, trails, recreation facilities.