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Published
May 26, 2016

Container shipments through Portland soar by more than 1,300 percent since 2011

The increase is largely due to Icelandic shipping company Eimskip, which arrived in Portland in 2013.
Published
May 25, 2016

New Marriott hotel in Portland gets Planning Board approval

The 150-room project would include retail space and 16 condominiums.
Published
May 25, 2016

Surge in food festivals for plant eaters reflects lifestyle’s growth

Around the U.S. and the world, vegan and vegetarian events increase and draw bigger attendance, including Portland's on June 4.
Published
May 25, 2016

Cocktail conference in Portland will get down to business

Hundreds of barkeeps and bartenders will gather June 2 to 5 to learn and to mix.
Published
May 24, 2016

Ammonia leak inside Portland building contained

Nobody is in the building when monitoring equipment detects the leak at AdvancePierre Foods on Milliken Street.

Published
May 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Portland should cut spending instead of raising taxes

I would think that the city of Portland could think of ways to cut spending instead of always raising taxes. We have a development boom that will generate $1.5 million in new taxes. We are also paying more for trash bags. We also have a new stormwater fee. Now we are facing a 2.3 percent […]
Published
May 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Portland’s property taxes don’t cover ambulance services

In March 2015, I needed to call for ambulance service for a serious condition. I was transported from Lowe’s on Brighton Avenue in Portland to Maine Medical Center. I was billed $1,678. My insurance paid $1,053, stating that it was the amount allotted and that they felt it was a fair price. In July, I […]
Published
May 23, 2016

Maine Voices: Wealth – or lack of it – needn’t be major factor in determining lifespan

Franklin County offers an example of how a poor area can focus on health to the benefit of all.
Published
May 22, 2016

Legwork: Portland attorney’s tandem mission is to practice bike law, and push it, too

Lauri Boxer-Macomber has helped write and research laws aimed at letting cars and bicycles safely share the road.
Published
May 20, 2016

After 39 years, Maine parents get mysterious letter about missing son

Carol and Bernard Ross of Portland recently received an anonymous letter claiming to know details about the disappearance of their son, Bernard "Bunny" Ross Jr., in 1977.

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