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Portland beer festival to showcase stars of the suds Several photos included in this story

The city will be buzzing this weekend with craft beer brewers, importers and drinkers from all over the world.

Ten beers to watch for at Portland festival
What to look for at this year's Festival
Related events celebrating beer

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Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in overtime

Boston and Chicago play a rare high-scoring game with the Blackhawks getting the final goal.

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Coffee By Design creating new base

The headquarters will add to a recent surge of development in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood.

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Our View: Legislature shrinks private gun sale loophole

Sellers would be held accountable for selling to prohibited buyers without a background check.

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This Week in GO

Darius Rucker, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Joan Baez, David Byrne and more in a fabulous week of music / Movie reviews: 'World War Z' and 'Monsters University' / Artist William Wegman at MECA's summer lecture series / 'Room 237' debates 'The Shining'

Top Stories

Legislature fails to override LePage Medicaid veto

It passes with a strong majority, but not enough to be veto-proof and expand health care to 60,000 more Mainers.
Hospitals: Maine Medicaid expansion would help
VoteTRAC: An Attempt to Override Gov. LePage's Veto

Plea deals offered to two men in Portland gang rape case

Unable to locate the alleged victim, a prosecutor reduces the charges even though it 'sickens' her, she says.

LePage vetoes sweeping Maine energy bill, but House overrides him

The bipartisan bill, which would help lower energy costs for Mainers, must pass a veto override in the Senate before becoming law.

LePage on plastic foam ban: Don't be 'nanny'

He co-signs a letter to Portland councilors as a task force urges them to prohibit polystyrene use.
Letter to City Council from LePage and Polystyrene Coalition

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Portland charter school on track to open this fall

The Baxter Academy for Technology & Science meets the required enrollment and begins renovations at 54 York St.

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James Gandolfini, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 51

Several photos included in this story Video clip included An effortless killer in 'The Sopranos,' the actor is called 'a special man, a gentle and loving person.'
Gandolfini: He let his characters star

Iconic Maine art critic 'very sick' after stroke

Philip M. Isaacson has put art in perspective for Maine readers for decades.

Other Maine News Headlines

Member quits SAD 51 board over security spending

Jeff Porter says the board was told too late about a $226,000 cost overrun for a school security system.

WMTW fires Portland TV news anchor Shannon Moss

After six years in the morning slot, Moss says she has no hard feelings and understands that change is part of the TV industry.

Jeb Bush to headline LePage re-election event

The former Florida governor has both personal and political ties to Maine's first family.

Collins targets 'glaring error' in Obama health law

Her bill would redefine 'full time' in the Affordable Care Act so firms won't cut hours to save on insurance.

Reports due in crash that killed Berwick teacher

Whether to charge a teenage driver in the April 10 accident hinges on probe results Friday.

Local & State Dispatches

Maine man dies from burn injuries after vapors ignite / Suspect admits sex offenses involving two girls in 1980s / Committee supports Portland traffic changes ... and more news from around the state.

Life & Culture

This Week in GO

Darius Rucker, Sting, Melissa Etheridge, Joan Baez, David Byrne and more in a fabulous week of music / Movie reviews: 'World War Z' and 'Monsters University' / Artist William Wegma ...

Sports from the Press Herald

Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in overtime

Boston and Chicago play a rare high-scoring game with the Blackhawks getting the final goal.

Opinion

Our View: Legislature shrinks private gun sale loophole

Sellers would be held accountable for selling to prohibited buyers without a background check.

Nation & World

 Compromise nears on immigration bill

The U.S. would begin legalization, boost border security and withhold green cards for 10 years.

Today's poll: Polystyrene

Should Portland adopt a ban on polystyrene?

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