The annual review of what is essentially an insurance policy for the sheriff, it turns out, involves more public officials than one might imagine.
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The Portland Post Office has been delivering mail since the Revolution
On Thursday, the city celebrated having one of the 62 post offices that were operating when the country was born in 1776.
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Historic Gorham inn gets new owners, name
Married couples Lisa Andrade and Phil McCormack and Jen and Elijah Whitehead bought the inn from Kathy Powell.
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Pair of Brunswick breweries get new homes
Black Pug Brewing plans on opening this summer at the former site of Moderation Brewing on Maine Street.
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Could removing a 30-year-old zoning rule invigorate Portland’s nightlife? Some businesses hope so.
The city will consider removing a rule that limits entertainment licenses downtown.
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Biddeford man drowns after kayak tips off Martin’s Point Park on Sabattus Pond
Mateo Franco Cifuentes, 29, did not know how to swim and was not wearing a personal floatation device, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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York Ambulance doubles funding request from town amid financial strain
The independent nonprofit EMS service is requesting $180,000 for the last year of its current contract with York. The town must now determine whether to send the funding approval to voters, switch providers or create an in-house service.
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How to use a new fully accessible Kennebunk trail
The Kennebunk Land Trust’s Alewive Access Trail had been in the works for exactly a year.
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Court rejects Calvary Chapel appeal in Belfast Hutchinson Center dispute
The church’s lawsuit against the University of Maine System will resume after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision.
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Chebeague Island restoration effort improves shore for people and plovers
The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust is celebrating the completion of a project at Indian Point that improved human access to the beach and nesting habitat for plovers.