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Environmental Efforts Lodging businesses in Ogunquit and Brunswick are the latest in Maine to be recognized for voluntary efforts in reducing their environmental impact by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The Abalonia Inn and the Dunes on the Waterfront in...

Community •
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Meeting to address problematic Portland intersection near USM

PORTLAND — A City Council committee will tackle two issues Wednesday that may mean big changes for the city's University neighborhood – or as it may someday be known,

William Hall • News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Agriculture secretary promotes healthy diet, healthy defense

PORTLAND — The U.S. must address child obesity and hunger not only for the economic and educational prosperity of future generation, the nation's agriculture secretary said last week, but also for national security. Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke at Maine Medical Center and the U.S. Coa...

Dylan Martin • News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Out & About: 'Time Stands Still' is taut, powerful

Spring arrives this week with a wide variety of choices in the performing arts. My “must-see” pick for the week is “Time Stands Still,” a taut, powerful drama by Donald Margulies. It was a hit on Broadway and Los Angeles, and is proving equally popular at The Public Theatr...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 2:20 pm

The View From Away: Canada, where 'from Away' really means something

I spent a week in Toronto breaking stories for the series I am working on. “Breaking stories” is one of those confusing terms in TV. When you have a solid path, the story is fully broken, a good thing. If it falls on its face when the actors get a hold of it, the network says the stor...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 11:40 am

Maine Mall to host PATHS fashion show

PORTLAND — Fashion marketing students from Portland Arts and Technology High School will present their 2013 collection Sunday, March 24, at the Maine Mall in South Portland. The fashion show will feature fashions constructed from old prom gowns, hand-painted fabric and unusual m...

News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:50 am

Portland named best area for spring jobs

PORTLAND — The Portland region, including South Portland and Biddeford, will be the best metropolitan area in the nation for job growth this spring, Forbes magazine said last week. Forbes named the region No. 1, tied with

News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:40 am

Casco Bay ferries to scan tickets; car ferry dry-docked

PORTLAND — Casco Bay Lines will soon be electronically scanning its passenger tickets in a test to explore the use of ticket bar-codes to improve efficiency and data collection. On April 2, CBL will begin scanning all tickets except monthly and yearly passes. Unlike other tickets, th...

News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:40 am

Volunteer groups to clean up Portland parks, streets

PORTLAND — Three volunteer groups are getting together to clean up the city's parks, trails and neighborhoods on Saturday, April 6. Friends of the Eastern Promenade, the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization and the West End Neighborhood Association are sponsoring the annual April St...

News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:40 am

Portland firefighters take on Hurricane Sandy 'disaster fatigue'

PORTLAND — Nearly five months after it made landfall, Hurricane Sandy continues to affect thousands of people still trying to rebuild their homes, communities and lives in hard-hit areas of New York and New Jersey. But Maine Helps, a coalition of Portland firefighters, businesses and...

William Hall • News •
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 10:30 am
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