The average price is 73.5 cents per gallon higher than the same day a year ago.
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Brown helps Democrats advance jobs bill
The vote by the new Republican senator allows the $15 billion measure to clear a potential filibuster.
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With plastic, fine print is changing
Beginning Monday, some of the more outrageous practices of credit card issuers will be outlawed. But, just like a bully on a playground who doesn’t punch when the teacher is watching, lenders will find ways to continue pummeling consumers. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (also known as the Credit CARD […]
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Classes resume at Portland middle school after threat of violence, lock-down
PORTLAND — Lyman Moore Middle School was locked down for more than two hours Monday morning after discovery of a threat of mass violence at the school. Principal Lee Crocker said a student reported finding a “threatening note indicating the presence of a weapon” in a restroom at around 9:20 a.m. Police were called and […]
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Portland author wins National Book Award for civil rights narrative
PORTLAND — For four years, Portland author Phillip Hoose sought an interview with Claudette Colvin, an African American woman who in 1955 at the age of 15 refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. The 62-year-old author said he had long been drawn to Colvin’s story, which had been […]
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Binga's Wingas reopens in Yarmouth; new venture planned in Portland
YARMOUTH — Six months after a fire destroyed the popular business on Congress Street in Portland, Binga’s Wingas has reopened in Yarmouth and served 600 diners on its first day. Below the restaurant at 907 Route 1, employees have the space to create and bottle sauces for retail. And, by August, owner Alec Altman said […]
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Portland voters to choose Charter Commission members
PORTLAND — Voters next week will have the chance to decide who will make recommendations that could alter the way the city is governed. There are 19 candidates for Charter Commission. Eight will compete for four at-large seats and each district race has at least two candidates. The City Council has already appointed three members […]
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Portland road work leaves business on the brink
PORTLAND — Donatelli’s Variety at 1223 Washington Ave. is offering a series of specials called the “Stimulus Package.” Deals include two pasta dinners with meatballs for $7.95 and three large ham subs plus a liter of Pepsi for $11.99. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., a large ham Italian costs only $3.99. Owner Angelo Roumeliotis […]
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Memorial Day march
Parade Marshal Howard Chadbourne II salutes the flag as Portland-area Girl Scouts and Brownies march past the reviewing stand on Monday during the city’s Memorial Day Parade on Congress Street. A day of bright sunshine and warm temperatures brought out a large crowd for this year’s parade, which started at Longfellow Square and ended with […]