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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Waterfront zone change deserves City Council’s support

by The Editorial Board June 13, 2019June 12, 2019

Portland should ensure that the working waterfront won’t be loved to death.

Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Portland mayor formally launches re-election campaign

by Dennis Hoey June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Ethan Strimling has been raising funds for months to fend off challengers, including three sitting city councilors.

Business, Maine, News

‘Accidental technologist’ leads Portland-based Tilson to greater heights

by J. Craig Anderson June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

Tilson Technology Management CEO Joshua Broder set out to become a military intelligence agent and ended up running Maine’s fastest-growing technology company.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Portland man charged with threatening staff at City Hall

by Dennis Hoey June 10, 2019June 11, 2019

Portland police say Kevin Strachan entered the city manager’s office on Monday and threatened his staff.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture

PortFringe: Hundreds of shows, boatloads of fun

by Bob Keyes June 10, 2019June 11, 2019

The alternative theater festival runs through June 22 across Portland.

Life & Culture, Maine, News

Children’s Museum gets federal grant to clean up development site in Portland

by Dennis Hoey June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

The site at Thompson’s Point will need to be cleaned up before the museum can open in 2020.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Family of Portland man shot and killed by police files lawsuit

by Dennis Hoey June 5, 2019June 6, 2019

The mother and grandmother of Chance David Baker file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2017 by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman and Coastal Pawn Shop.