Portland celebrates its welcoming nature with ‘The Walk’ for refugee children

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August 4, 2021

Portland celebrates its welcoming nature with ‘The Walk’ for refugee children

The art-and-culture festival begins with a free concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Eastern Prom.
Published
August 4, 2021

Haystack crafts school on Deer Isle featured among architectural elites

The labyrinth of cedar-shingled buildings perched on granite ledges that overlook Jericho Bay was named by The New York Times one of the most significant works of postwar architecture.
Published
August 3, 2021

Drivers warned of prolonged traffic delays Wednesday on Yarmouth bridge

Motorists trying to cross the Bayview Street Bridge could encounter wait times as long as eight minutes.
Published
August 3, 2021

Portland superintendent’s plan for fall reopening includes mask recommendation

The plan, which the school board is scheduled to vote on Aug. 17, calls for all students to wear masks indoors and staff members to wear masks in the presence of students indoors.
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August 3, 2021

Gorham man pleads not guilty to charges stemming from Jan. 6 riot

Nicholas P. Hendrix, 34, is the third man with Maine ties, and second Maine resident, to face federal charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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August 3, 2021

Portland bookstore joins effort to replace books lost in Frenchville school fire

The book drive is part of a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores and literary groups to replace 9,500 books lost in a blaze last month.
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August 3, 2021

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to aggravated assault in co-worker’s death

Robert Clarke and Elliott Fama were arguing outside a South Portland hotel last October when Clarke punched Fama and knocked him out.
Published
August 3, 2021

Lost historic cemetery rediscovered in Augusta

An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.
Published
August 3, 2021

Frontier Airlines to offer direct Portland-Miami flights

The budget airline has grown its number of nonstop flights from Portland since starting service in the city three years ago.
Published
August 3, 2021

State regulators launch probe of number shortage in 207 area code

The probe will focus specifically on the number-forecasting practices of telecommunications provider Verizon because it is predicting a faster exhaustion of phone numbers than the state.