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  • Cruise ship visits begin in Portland next week

    PORTLAND — The city's cruise ship season begins with the June 1 arrival of the 98-passenger Independence, the first of 58 ships scheduled to call this year, according to City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg. That's one less ship than last year. But while the city welcomed 61,100 cruise...

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    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  • 6 Maine companies earn annual Family Business awards

    BRUNSWICK — The Institute for Family-Owned Business, in partnership with the law firm Verrill Dana, announced winners of the annual Maine Family Business Awards on May 13 at the Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland. The event was hosted by WGME-TV co-anchor Gregg Lagerquist,...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 3:20 pm
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  • Shellfish industry pins hope on Freeport research

    FREEPORT — Following a recent Town Council appropriation, the town's shellfish community has started what is being called a "historic" effort to address the rapid disappearance of soft-shell clams. The effort is the first comprehensive, large-scale research project in Maine to study ...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2:20 pm

  • Falmouth gets grant to extend trail network

    FALMOUTH — The town's conserved land will be enhanced this summer thanks to a grant to extend the trail network and develop new areas for more access. The grant also comes as two planned town hikes are scheduled to coincide with National Trails Day on Saturday, June 1. The $22...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:50 pm

  • Portland Police Department seeks online feedback

    PORTLAND — The Police Department is surveying residents to get feedback about its job performance. The department is asking the public to complete a 40-question online survey, developed with help from the Univer...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:40 pm

  • Yarmouth council sends $32.7M budget to voters

    YARMOUTH — The Town Council has approved a $32.7 million combined town and school budget. The fiscal 2014 spending plan now goes to Town Meeting on June 18. The school budget faces a June 25 validation referendum. The Town Council's 6-1 vote on May 16 added back into the budge...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm

  • Unsung Hero: Nathan Smith, community advocate

    PORTLAND — The city's emergence over the last 25 years as one of the nation’s most vibrant and livable cities is no accident. Visionary leaders saw what needed to be done, and they did it. Nathan Smith, a commercial real estate attorney at Bernstein Shur, has been such a leader...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:20 pm

  • Portland jetport prepares for the worst

    Emergency responders from Portland, South Portland and Gorham attend to "victims" – each with unique injuries and physical conditions – in the triage area of a disaster drill on Saturday at Portland International Jetport. The exercise also included emergency crews from Cumberland...

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    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • South Portland woman charged with victimizing elderly

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    Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:40 am

  • Healey, Martin get Scarborough posts

    SCARBOROUGH — Two appointments were made this month to fill town and agency positions previously held by long-tenured officials. Karen Martin, the acting executive director of the Scarborough Economic Development Corp., was appointed to the position permanently last week. On W...

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    Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:20 am
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