Thanks to the first year of a buyback program, the city saw a collection rate of 86%, its highest since 2022.
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Portland pop-ups extend beyond Little Free Library trend | Column
People are inviting neighbors onto their properties to take food, make wishes and play with their dogs.
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Biddeford council approves $20,000 parking plan implemented by former officials
Councilors belatedly approved a downtown parking plan that was originally greenlit by the former mayor and city manager.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Committee advances proposal that would kill Live Nation venue
The Portland City Council will make the final decision on the ordinance change, which would increase the buffer between large entertainment venues.
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How the Wabanaki coalition is fighting for tribal sovereignty
Tribal leaders are pushing to secure funding for an education bill this session, but keeping sovereignty top of mind as the gubernatorial race gets underway.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
We read 750 mentions of Maine in the latest Epstein files. Here’s what we found.
Maine and former Sen. George Mitchell appear hundreds of times in the latest batch of files about Jeffrey Epstein, the powerful child sex trafficker.
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Fire damages cabin at Old Orchard Beach hotel
No injuries were reported in the Tuesday morning fire on the Grand Beach Inn’s property, officials said.
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Noble football player killed in crash remembered as caring and faithful
Aiden Keefe, 17, died last week after an Amtrak Downeaster train crashed into his truck in North Berwick. On Tuesday, his family and friends gathered to honor his life.
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Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
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Gov. Mills is calling for a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban. What does that mean?
Maine would join more than 20 states that ban cellphones for the entire school day. Several districts have already adopted their own policies, but statewide mandates of any kind often meet resistance.