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PublishedDecember 31, 2011
Maine gets string of good economic news
In the last five days, L.L. Bean announced it will add 125 jobs. American Bureau of Shipping said it will add 16 jobs. And a northern Maine company landed a major Chinese contract.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011
Taking PATHS to employable future
Portland Arts & Technology High School’s expanded focus on both career and college-oriented training is seen as an advantage for job-hunting graduates.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011
Forbes: ‘Gov. LePage Stretches Truth’
Gov. Paul LePage said Forbes Magazine told him that welfare and energy costs led to Maine’s rankings as Forbes’ least business-friendly state. Forbes said that’s untrue.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
Helping immigrants feel at home in Maine
Many residents first heard of Hamza Haadoow during this year’s Portland mayoral race. But he’s been a public servant — in the literal sense — for much longer. Since moving to Portland in 2000, Haadoow has helped members of Portland’s large immigrant community assimilate into the city. Haadoow, who has an accounting degree, teaches basic […]
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
Nurse finds vital uses for medical cast-offs
Some people re-use. Many people recycle. But few do as much as Elizabeth McLellan. McLellan, a nurse at Maine Medical Center, is the founder of Partners for World Health, a nonprofit organization based in Scarborough. Because of strict government regulations, hospitals and nursing homes throughout Maine must dispose of perfectly usable soap, syringes, surgical tools, […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2011
Mayoral Race 2011: Can’t be mayor? Time to write a cookbook
PORTLAND — What do you do after you lose an election? Candidate Peter Bryant, whose platform was built on bringing back heavy-item trash pickup, is going to write a cookbook featuring soups for senior citizens. After all, what else would you do? Bryant, without question the most colorful of the 15 candidates, said he also […]
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PublishedNovember 11, 2011
Brennan’s priorities: jobs, education
When it comes to local business, the Democrat says he’ll rely on the city’s new economic development plan.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011
Portland mayoral countends with Brennan on top
The former state senator gets 56 percent of the ranked-choice vote and will be inaugurated Dec. 5.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Michael Brennan is elected Portland’s new mayor
8:36 p.m. PORTLAND — Former state Sen. Michael Brennan is Portland’s new mayor. He got 8,971 votes in 13 rounds of ranked-choice voting, announced at 8 tonight. “My hope is we’ll look back in four years and say, ‘Not only did we elect the right person, but having a mayor made a difference for the […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
Election: After 1 round, Brennan has sizable lead
Both Ethan Strimling and Nicholas Mavodones say they’re ‘within striking distance’ as votes are redistributed today.
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