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Published
February 24, 2019

Another View: USM should change its reputation, not its name

What goes on inside the school makes the real difference – not the name on the sign.
Published
February 24, 2019

The Maine Millennial: A place for Bigfoot and Wessie

Check out the cryptids at Portland's Cryptozoology Museum.
Published
February 24, 2019

Maine companies send workers to Boston for health care at ‘fraction of the cost’

Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.
Published
February 24, 2019

Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different

Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
Published
February 24, 2019

Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide

With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California's environmental cue.

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Published
February 24, 2019

Maine high schools struggle to grow ranks of referees

Many who officiate at the high school level will retire soon, but rigid schedules and fan hostility can deter younger refs.
Published
February 23, 2019

Feature obituary: Joseph Penna, 90, machinist, labor leader and Italian tenor

He and his wife, Irene, raised three children and lived in Portland's Payson Park neighborhood beginning in 1956.
Published
February 22, 2019

Discrimination lawsuit against Portland waterfront restaurant settled

A woman who sued Boone's Fish House in 2017, alleging she and her party were discriminated against during a 2015 birthday dinner, has settled for undisclosed terms.
Published
February 22, 2019

Uber subsidiary submits lone response to Portland’s call for a bike-share system

Jump wants to put as many as 500 shared electric bicycles on city streets this year.
Published
February 22, 2019

Portland’s soaring passenger count, triple the national average, prompts airport improvements

More than 2 million passengers went through the Portland International Jetport last year, 15% more than in 2017.