Plans call for converting the former Portland Press Herald building into a boutique hotel and restaurant.
2013
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New England Dispatches
Harvard doctor settles gender bias lawsuit against hospital / Rhode Island proposes raising minimum wage / Man sentenced to life for molesting 6-year-old … and more news from around the region.
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Progress made on plan to fix Maine budget shortfall
But differences emerge on proposals by the governor on charter school funding and aid to cities and towns.
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M.D. Harmon: States that fleece wealthy residents may see them exit
As Phil Mickelson politely points out, California and other high-tax places risk losing big spenders.
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Charles Krauthammer: Republicans have chance to get spending cuts without tax increases
For the first time since Election Day, President Obama is on the defensive. That’s because on March 1, automatic spending cuts (“sequestration”) go into effect — $1.2 trillion over 10 years, half from domestic (discretionary) programs, half from defense. The idea was proposed and promoted by the White House during the July 2011 debt-ceiling negotiations. […]
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Boys’ hockey: Stags buck defending champs
Sophomore Keegan Thomas breaks up a 2-2 tie as Cheverus again beats Thornton.
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Girls’ basketball: Freeport uses feet in victory
The Falcons hound Old Orchard Beach into 26 turnovers in a 51-37 win.
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Boys’ basketball: Dragons go inside for a win
Brunswick plays well in the paint and holds off a late charge by Mt. Ararat for a 63-50 victory.
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Maine Voices: Any new rules for artists should honor, keep vitality of First Fridays
Care must be taken not to squelch the creative energy that has advanced Portland’s economy.
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Cleric condones sexual assaults on Egyptian women protesters
CAIRO – One hardline Muslim cleric on an Egyptian TV station justified sexual assaults on women protesters. Others issued religious edicts saying opposition leaders must be killed. Television screeds by ultraconservative sheiks are raising fears of assassinations a day after a top anti-Islamist politician was gunned down in Tunisia. Egyptian security officials Thursday beefed up […]