The U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement with the Portland-based insurance company Friday.
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Supreme Court ruling could affect Maine communities’ policies about homeless campers
Some cities said they do not anticipate any immediate changes in response to Friday’s ruling.
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Mexico men in court on pot-growing operation
The two men had been living in a home in Mexico and allegedly growing marijuana illegally near a day care and school, according to authorities.
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Portland’s Camp Susan Curtis seeks stuffed animals for campers
PORTLAND — Camp Susan Curtis seeks stuff animals for its campers. The staff gives campers stuffed animals for their cabins so they can feel comforted and supported each night. Camp is midway through its first of four sessions, and supplies are already running low. Stuffed animal donations can be sent in the mail or dropped […]
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Portland chaplaincy institute ordains 12 graduates
Twelve graduates of The Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME) were ordained as Interfaith ministers on June 4 in a sunlit outdoor ceremony in Saco. Before 150 guests in the tree-encircled chapel at Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center, the ordinands took their first steps toward a ministry of service, according to a news release from […]
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Video of man smashing turtles at Portland cemetery triggers outrage, police investigation
Both Portland police and the Maine Warden Service are investigating the incident.
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Two years after Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion rights advocates rally in Portland
Roughly 100 people joined Gov. Janet Mills and other Democratic party leaders at the protest to urge voters to protect access to abortion at the polls this fall.
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Gorman Foundation awards $1.5M in grants to meet critical needs for Mainers
Grants will help 79 nonprofits in all of Maine’s 16 counties provide food, housing, and other essential services.
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On Peaks Island’s back shore, residents and tourists are divided over rock sculptures
Some visitors and residents of Peaks enjoy making cairns, sculptures made out of stacked rocks. But others think these sculptures taint the view and hurt the environment.
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Portland Press Herald’s top editor stepping down for new role at Boston University
Steve Greenlee returned to the paper as managing editor in 2012 and took over as executive editor in 2021. He’ll be joining the faculty at BU in the fall.