Presented by Hammond Lumber Co. and hosted by Northeast Air, 45 teams will compete to pull a 45-ton FedEx plane across 20 feet of tarmac in the fastest time.
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Maine unionists urge workers to vote for Harris at annual Portland breakfast
The celebration was an annual Labor Day event run by the Southern Maine Labor Council.
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Is the hive at work? These bees keep popping up around Portland
It’s not clear who is painting the bees, if it’s one person or many, or what their motivations are. Some Portlanders are delighted by the latest trend in street art, while others are worried about the cost of cleanup.
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Asylum seekers are still coming to Portland – and the city now has more options
In the 2 years since an influx of asylum seekers left the city unable to house everyone who needed it, Portland has new systems in place that make the steady flow of people manageable.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Fourth man charged in deadly Woodford Street shooting rejects 12-year plea deal
Court proceedings in the 4 cases have dragged on for years since the fatal Portland shooting. The soonest that the last suspect, Jonathan Geisinger, will go to trial is August 2025.
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Old Army hospital on Great Diamond Island could become condos
Portland is selling the last city-owned property at Fort McKinley to a developer who plans to restore the building and create 9 condos.
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Settled in Maine, former Somali refugee returns home to run for office: ‘If I don’t do it, who will?’
Abdullahi Ali, the founder and CEO of Portland-based Gateway Community Services and a Somali refugee, is aiming to become the next president of his home state of Jubaland.
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With school about to start, districts racing to fill open positions
School officials say it continues to be difficult to hire all of the staff they need, particularly in special education.
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Video from Thompson’s Point concert will ‘restore your faith in humanity’
A feel-good clip of strangers banding together to search for a missing earring has been viewed millions of times and caught the attention of the ‘Today’ show.
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Site for new Portland train station proposed on St. John Street
The future stop for the Amtrak Downeaster would be across from the Metro headquarters and connecting to Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s Fore River Campus.