Portland to host Navy Week in August

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Published
January 26, 2017

Portland to host Navy Week in August

The Navy's outreach program will feature divers, explosive ordnance disposal teams, performances by Navy Band Northeast and naval simulators.
Published
January 26, 2017

Deal allows charges to be dropped against Portland Black Lives Matter protesters

The 17 protesters who were arrested in the Old Port on July 15 will each pay into a victims' compensation fund and meet with police to discuss the protest.
Published
January 24, 2017

Homeless count identifies at least 10 people living outdoors in Portland

More than 30 volunteers split up into teams and found several encampments Tuesday night.
Published
January 24, 2017

Portland planners endorse proposal to protect view from East End park

The zoning change that would impose a building-height cap on land next to Fort Sumner Park now goes before the City Council.
Published
January 23, 2017

Portland to conduct annual homeless count Tuesday night

Teams of volunteers will go out into the community to try to find homeless persons who are not sheltered.
Published
January 23, 2017

Passamaquoddy canoe maker and craftsman David Moses Bridges dies at 54

A noted advocate for his ancestral culture, he also fought for the environmental rights of tribes in Maine and across North America.
Published
January 22, 2017

Five people wounded in 3 Portland stabbing incidents

No one was seriously hurt, but suspects remain at large, police say.
Published
January 22, 2017

Dine Out Maine: Thousands of lobster rolls later, Eventide Oyster Co. still going strong

Worth the very long wait, the Portland restaurant gets 4 1/2 stars from our reviewer.
Published
January 21, 2017

Portland native and national education advocate Lois Dickson Rice dies

A champion for financial aid for college students, she helped create the Pell grant program and was the mother of Susan E. Rice, former President Obama's national security adviser.
Published
January 21, 2017

In Portland, massive protest teems with more than 10,000 people

A peaceful march of 'historic proportions' is one of many in Maine held in solidarity with the Washington event.