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Police investigating 'suspicious' death at Portland motel

PORTLAND — Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered Thursday afternoon in a vehicle parked at a Riverside Street motel, near the Westbrook border. The body was discovered at Motel 6 at about 3:30 p.m, and police are treating the death as "suspicious," C...

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Friday, January 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm

From hot to not: Sussman, Hampton Inn projects put on hold in Portland

PORTLAND — Two proposed redevelopment projects in the India Street neighborhood have taken dramatic turns in the past week. Billionaire hedge-fund manager Donald Sussman put plans on hold to construct a 60-foot-tall condominium complex between Hampshire and Franklin streets. A...

William Hall • News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 3:50 pm

MLK Jr. Day to again be marked in Portland without LePage, King memorial

PORTLAND — This year's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the city includes gospel music, discussions of social justice and the traditional community-wide breakfast, being held for the 32nd year on Jan. 21. Not included is Gov. Paul LePage, who for the first time was not in...

William Hall • News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Portland health center gets federal funds

PORTLAND — The Portland Community Health Center will receive just over $680,000 in federal funding to expand its services, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said Tuesday. The center, at 180 Park Ave., provides primary medical and mental health care to about 3,000 area residents on ...

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Portland library offers FAFSA, resume help

PORTLAND — Students who need help applying for financial aid or developing a resume before May can get assistance at the Portland Public Library through an Americorps program. Starting this month and running through the May deadline, individuals who need help filling out the Fre...

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:50 am

X's, O's and $'s: Portland tech start-up links consumers, advertisers

PORTLAND — A start-up technology company that includes School Board Chairwoman Kate Snyder has updated a classic pencil-and-paper game to market businesses to tech-savvy consumers. Snyder, her husband Colin, and their Kenwood Street neighbor Bob Bruce make up Zylo Media, which rolled...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:40 am

After-school learning in Portland, Biddeford gets $2.4M boost

PORTLAND — A grant from the Maine Department of Education will fund LearningWorks after-school progra...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:20 am

Council committee picks first woman for Portland city attorney

PORTLAND — A City Council search committee has named Danielle West-Chuhta to fill the position of corporation counsel for the city, the first woman selected to become the city's top attorney, Mayor Michael Brennan announced Tuesday. West-Chuhta has been serving in an interim role sin...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:20 am

Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars

LEWISTON — It's shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you're pretty sure you've hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall's Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Ma...

Lindsay Tice, Sun Journal • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:00 am

Portland property manager to pay $15K penalty for unwanted advances, offering to reduce rent for sex

PORTLAND — A local property manager has agreed to pay a $15,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that he harassed female tenants by making unwanted sexual advances and offering to reduce their rents in exchange for sex, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. A civil complaint ...

Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 9:40 am
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