The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.
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Anti-abortion protesters plan to continue weekly demonstrations in Portland
They say the draft opinion indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade won’t end their weekly protests outside a Planned Parenthood Clinic.
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Family says cyclist who died in Portland crash thought all people ‘worthy of love and attention’
Christina Holt worked for 17 years at Portland’s Shalom House, doing overnights at group homes run by the agency and connecting clients to community-based mental health services.
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Driver who slammed car into Deering Oaks bleachers pleads guilty to manslaughter
Jonathan Burt of Lisbon will serve 4½ years of a 15-year suspended sentence for killing Celestin Muhizi, 76, in 2020.
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I-295 closure starts Friday for Veranda Bridge replacement
A busy stretch of Interstate 295 between Portland and Falmouth will be closed for 64 hours while workers replace an aging highway bridge.
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Feeling powerless in the face of Ukraine’s war, a Portland couple unfurls a ritual
Ben and Victoria Bernard have taken to flying homemade Ukrainian flags from a spot overlooking I-295.
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Portland named one of top 10 places to live in United States
In an analysis of the 150 most populous metro areas in the country, U.S. News & World Report also ranked Maine’s largest city as the safest place to live.
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Portland bids farewell to Risbara’s Greenhouse after three decades
Peter and Claudia Risbara are retiring at the end of this week from the business they started in 1991.
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Top court upholds conviction for Portland man who killed his sister’s boyfriend
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court denied an appeal from Mark Cardilli Jr. in connection with the 2019 killing.
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Nasty winter storm expected to hit Maine coast
The storm, at least in Portland and along the coast, is likely to produce a dangerous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain on Tuesday.