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Local & State

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February 27, 2014

Visitors to Portland Head Light could get better view

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council will vote on a plan to spruce up the area around the landmark lighthouse.
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February 27, 2014

Person shot in hand while cleaning gun, Portland police say

The incident on Cornell Street is believed to have been an accident.
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February 27, 2014

Maine’s elver season faces delay as limits are worked out

The Passamaquoddies and the state have yet to agree on how to impose quotas on tribal fishermen.
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February 27, 2014

Maine panel endorses changes to troubled MaineCare rides system

The bill would make it easier for local nonprofits to win contracts in hopes of fixing the rides-for-poor program.
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February 27, 2014

Federal review: LePage put fair hearings at risk

A federal official says a Blaine House meeting and other state actions could be viewed as efforts to sway jobless aid rulings. The governor says that has ‘no basis in fact.’

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February 27, 2014

Alleged drug deals near Portland school get fast response

Portland police say the investigation and arrest of a suspected crack cocaine seller was a high priority.
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February 27, 2014

Pot distributor likely to settle complaints by Maine workers

A federal review of organizing efforts at Wellness Collection is a first in the up-and-coming legal-marijuana industry, a union says.
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February 27, 2014

‘Deadliest Catch’ skipper to kick off Maine Fishermen’s Forum

The forum runs through Saturday in Rockland.
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February 27, 2014

Furnace malfunction blamed for carbon monoxide leak in Sanford

A furnace malfunction is blamed for the leak at a home on Clinton Street.
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February 27, 2014

Maine woman gets back $1,500 she lost from pocketbook

A maintenance worker finds the money bag, turns it in and police track down its owner, Kennebec Savings Bank customer Cathy Landry – who had found and turned in $5,000 outside the same bank five years ago.