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Ticket to ride: Intercity bus line schedule changes Jan. 13

BIDDEFORD — ShuttleBus-ZOOM will reduce the number of daily runs of the Portland intercity bus service beginning Jan. 13 because of insufficient funding at the state level, according to ShuttleBus-ZOOM officials. The Portland intercity bus runs seven days a week, making stops in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough and Portland. According to the current […]

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Trump’s demand for wall moves government closer to shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as House Republicans approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. The White House said Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday for the […]

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Portland man sentenced to 14 years for assaulting 8-week-old daughter

A Portland man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for assaulting his 8-week-old daughter. Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson announced the sentence for 30-year-old Brandon Coleman in a news release Thursday. Coleman was arrested and charged after an assault on his daughter at his Highland Street apartment on July 1, 2017, prosecutors […]

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Report notes the drugs most prescribed in Maine

BRUNSWICK — Too many Mainers are paying high drug prices just to stay alive. That’s according to state Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, highlighting a new report in prescription drug prices in Maine. “Individuals with chronic conditions don’t have a choice when it comes to taking regularly prescribed medication,” Vitelli said. “We need to do more […]