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Biddeford-Saco Restaurant Week returns this month
The week kicks off early with a March 12 event at Pizza by Alex.
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How a change to net energy billing could cost a few Mainers tens of thousands
A ‘drafting error’ in a 2025 law could force dozens of residents to forfeit investments in community solar. Lawmakers are working on a fix.
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Saco delays vote to repeal mobile home park lot rent moratorium
The pause on rent increases had been requested by residents of Blue Haven Mobile Home Park, who have now reached an agreement with the park owners, according to the city.
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Ogunquit restaurateurs aim to make their town a dining destination
A new generation of restaurant owners wants the town’s best food to be on par with Portland or Boston.
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Play humanizes challenges of Maine’s child welfare system
The staged reading at a Falmouth cafe on Feb. 26 was produced by a new theater company dedicated to showcasing original full-length scripts.
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The best croissants in Portland? Our resident French person tests 4 bakeries
Community reporter Salomé Cloteaux tested four Portland bakeries on their versions of the flaky, quintessentially French pastry.
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See Tuesday morning’s Blood Moon total lunar eclipse over Portland’s skyline
Photographer Derek Davis joined a couple dozen people at Bug Light Park in South Portland in the early hours Tuesday.
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Angola’s national dish, Muamba chicken stew, becomes a lifeline for new Mainers
You read about Maine parishioners offering a helping hand. You heard the song. Now, cook the stew.
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Windham town meetings could be replaced with ballots
After an hours-long meeting last year, the town is pursuing a charter amendment that would change the format from a show of hands to secret ballot.