BRUNSWICK — While cigarette smokers looking to kick their tobacco habit are finding hope in the movement called “vaping,” a new downtown business hopes to help them along. Portland residents Chantile and Lester Lacombe opened Coastal Fog Vapors recently at 52 Maine St. The store is only one of two vape shops in Maine that complies […]
2015
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport on path to regulate use of disposable bags
FREEPORT — On the eve of Portland’s restrictions on disposable bags going into effect, town councilors on Tuesday voted unanimously for further review of their own proposed restrictions on single-use bags. In a discussion that lasted roughly two hours and saw more than a dozen members of the public speak in favor of either banning […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Billionaire wife of ex-Clippers owner gets revenge
A judge awards Shelly Sterling a $1.8 million duplex, cash and several luxury cars, including a Ferrari, once owned by a paramour of Donald Sterling.
Posted inMaine, News
LePage promotes tax plan with online calculator
The governor will unveil the calculator at the State House today.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bells toll in Boston to mark 2nd anniversary of marathon bombings
City officials unveil commemorative banners marking the blast sites.
Posted inDesign, Real Estate
Small house, big advantages
Among them is an asking price of $143,900, in desirable Scarborough.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: 1995 Oklahoma City bombing a reminder that anti-government fervor has limits
Timothy McVeigh expressed his antipathy with violence, but there’s a peaceful way to overthrow Washington.
Posted inBusiness, The Startup Line
San Francisco startup picks Portland as development hub
— A San Francisco-based software startup has planted its flag in Portland, choosing the city as its East Coast beachhead and home to its nascent development team. The startup, called Figly, has hired local software engineer Elliot Murphy to open “Figly East” in Portland. Murphy, Figly’s new VP of engineering, has a budget to hire […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
As income tax deadline arrives, filing fraud peaks
Police report an increase in complaints about fake-return scams that cost the government billions and can take victims months to sort out.
Posted inHistory, This Date in History
50 years ago today: April 15, 1965
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald