Companies, brands and institutions of all kinds are attaching themselves to the uber-popular Portland soccer team. Makes sense to me.
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Westbrook City Council defunds historical society amid nonprofit dispute
The city scaled back the number of organizations it gives donations to this year.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Ceremony honors 5 sailors who died in U-boat attack off Maine coast 81 years ago
During a memorial for the USS Eagle PE-56, which was torpedoed in 1945 off Cape Elizabeth by a German U-boat, family members of several sailors collected Purple Hearts on behalf of their lost loved ones.
Posted inBusiness, Community, News
How a Saco shop is carrying on the beloved Way Way Store’s legacy
The iconic candy shop ‘way, way’ out of downtown Saco closed last month after nearly 100 years. But its candy counter lives on — and you can also own a piece of its history.
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Biddeford residents displaced in apartment fire
Firefighters from multiple towns responded to the blaze on Hazel Street on Thursday afternoon.
Posted inMaine, News
Former dean of pharmacy, who researched maple syrup, sues UNE for firing him
Navindra Seeram says the school did not give notice before firing him last April after he was the subject of a critical New York Times story.
Posted inHealth, News
Maine delays some Medicaid payments due to budget shortfall
There will be no disruption in Medicaid services, hospital officials said.
Posted inCommunity, News
Mi’kmaq Nation and federal wildlife refuge agree to share land in Aroostook County
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will build a new trail connecting the refuge to tribal land as part of the historic co-stewardship agreement.
Posted inBusiness, Community, News, Times Record
Bath business receives award from Small Business Administration
Custom Composite Technologies receives recognition from the Small Business Administration ahead of Small Business Week.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Religion and Values
Southern Maine pastor detained by ICE, leaving a hole in his church community
Rufino Beca, 59, was apprehended on St. John Street in Portland on Monday while helping another member of his congregation already in the custody of federal immigration authorities.