Regional News:
Parents fear new probation office is too close to Portland school
The Department of Corrections office has moved next to Presumpscot Elementary School, but the office director says rumors about it being a sex offender counseling location are untrue.
Cops & Courts
Break-in attempt at Maine Historical Society may be key to string of Portland burglaries
Police say Tim Toun, 30, was arrested and is being investigated in connection with more than a dozen recent burglaries at businesses in the city.
Local & State
Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn, 99, doesn't want people to forget the lessons that were learned about Hitler's rise to power and the horrors of the Holocaust.
Local & State
Petition seeking ranked-choice voting for more Portland offices falls short
But Fair Elections Portland did gather enough signatures on a separate petition to ask voters to create a local program to provide public financing to political campaigns.
Schools and Education
Portland school board approves solar energy project
A student-driven effort to counteract climate change led the board to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to enter into a power purchase agreement with an offsite solar project.
Food
Silly’s restaurant, a fixture in Portland’s East End, to close Sept. 1
The owner gives several reasons for the closure, including the difficulty of competing on 'the new hipster artisan Washington Avenue.'
Business
With deficit rising, worries grow the U.S. may be ‘out of bullets’ if recession hits
The Congressional Budget Office's forecast of a deficit close to $1 trillion in 2019 raises economists' fears that policymakers won't have ways to bolster the economy.
Bill Nemitz
A homegrown moral dilemma: Kill the invaders or live and let live?
They're not hurting anyone ... yet. But who wants to live alongside a nest of yellow jackets?
Editorials
Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track
Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.
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Politics Posted: 9:27 AM
He tried to stop Trump in the electoral college. A court says his ‘faithless’ ballot was legal.
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Nation & World Posted: 9:22 AM
Brazil’s president blames Amazon fires on NGOs, gives no proof
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Southern Forecaster Posted: 9:04 AM
Cape Elizabeth gets grant to help replace boat launch
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Cops & Courts Posted: 7:41 AM
Police arrest man fleeing from construction site burglary in Portland
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Nation & World Posted: 6:55 AM
In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program
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Local & State Posted: 6:46 AM
Coastal ecosystems, environmental DNA study funded by $20 million federal grant
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Editorials Posted: 4:00 AM
Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track
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Editorials Posted: 4:00 AM
Another View: Swift Swedish trial of American rapper underscores Trump’s embarrassing interference
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Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM
Portland city worker killed by truck was to become father for the 2nd time
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Columns Posted: 4:00 AM
Dana Milbank: Dear Israel, Please dump Netanyahu. Your friend, America
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Meetinghouse Posted: 4:00 AM
John E. Lawrence, Winslow: Life’s biggest events can begin or end with a phone call
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Letters Posted: 4:00 AM
Federal workers thanked for staying the course amid chaos
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Local & State‘The neighborhood from hell’ leaves residents in limbo
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FoodSilly’s restaurant, a fixture in Portland’s East End, to close Sept. 1
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Cops & CourtsRash of burglaries hits Portland restaurants, stores
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Local & StateDeveloper sues Portland over 'catastrophic' failure of Midtown mixed-use project
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PoliticsWhy did Trump’s ‘judge whisperer’ buy a house on the Maine coast?
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Local & StatePolice never asked landlord who killed 2 teenagers if he had a gun, court records reveal
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Cops & CourtsBreak-in attempt at Maine Historical Society may be key to string of Portland burglaries
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Local & State
Portland mourns city worker as it investigates how he was killed on the job
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Nation & WorldReal ID, real problems: States, including Maine, cope with changing rules, late rollouts
August 19
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Local & State
Portland city worker killed by truck was to become father for the 2nd time
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Nation & World
In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program
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Cops & Courts
Police arrest man fleeing from construction site burglary in Portland
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Local & StateMaine says confusing voter mailings aren’t from the state
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BusinessMaine home sales flat, prices up slightly in July
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Local & State
Coastal ecosystems, environmental DNA study funded by $20 million federal grant
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Nation & WorldJeffrey Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave
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Local & StateDriver dies when SUV crashes into tree in Porter
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Local & StateDirector of Bicycle Coalition of Maine is stepping down
TODAY'S LETTERS
MorE NEws
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Politics
He tried to stop Trump in the electoral college. A court says his ‘faithless’ ballot was legal.
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Nation & World
Brazil’s president blames Amazon fires on NGOs, gives no proof
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Schools and EducationAuburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
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Nation & WorldPentagon cancels billion-dollar missile defense project
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Northern ForecasterYarmouth to continue BREEZ commuter bus service
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Local & StateRat infestation has plagued a Somerset County town for over 6 months
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Cops & CourtsManhunt for Litchfield man ends Wednesday morning with arrest
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Nation & WorldRecord numbers of fires burning in Amazon rainforest
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Local & StateBody found off coast was missing Bremen man, medical examiner says
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