PORTLAND — As it considers a city-wide minimum wage, Mayor Michael Brennan’s Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is now looking for wage earners to tell their stories on July 16. The committee, comprised of business leaders, academics and activists, met for the third time June 18 and considered poll results from about 65 members of Portland […]
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Supreme Court ruling threatens Portland protest buffer zone
PORTLAND — The future of a 39-foot buffer zone outside Planned Parenthood of New England offices was jeopardized Thursday by a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down similar buffer zones. By a 9-0 vote, justices ruled a Massachusetts law requiring anti-abortion activists to stay 35 feet away from offices where abortions are performed, excluding hospitals, violated […]
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More than 400 cruise ships and 265,000 passengers due to visit Maine in 2014
PORTLAND — The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Maine ports is set to rise again this year, reflecting a surge in visits from new vessels and added stops in Eastport and midcoast destinations. Figures tabulated by the group CruiseMaine indicate the number of cruise ship visits to Maine ports will top 400 for the […]
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Michaud leading Portland Pride Parade
PORTLAND — The Democrat who would become the first openly gay candidate in the country to become governor if he unseats Gov. Paul LePage in November is leading the pride parade in Maine’s largest city. Mike Michaud is serving as one of the grand marshals of the Portland Pride Parade today. The six-term congressman is […]
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Flesh-eating bacteria killed Portland teen after surgery
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland teen who died after routine oral surgery in February was killed by flesh-eating bacteria. The chief medical examiner’s report said that 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne died of necrotizing fasciitis — an infection that caused his neck and jaw to swell. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1lF3xz7 ) that the bacteria can […]
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Man who dealt drugs near Lewiston school sentenced to 6½ years
PORTLAND — A Brooklyn man was sent to federal prison for six and a half years Thursday, a year after he was charged with dealing cocaine and heroin in the Lewiston area. Corey Ray Howard, 35, was sentenced on four counts of aggravated drug trafficking and on charges of being a felon in possession of […]
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Challenge to buffer zone at Portland abortion clinics heard
PORTLAND (AP) — A legal challenge to Portland’s city ordinance that establishes a buffer zone around entrances to women’s health clinics from which anti-abortion protesters are barred is being heard by a federal judge. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1lErAyc ) reported that attorneys are scheduled to make their cases Thursday in U.S. District Court in […]
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Cross Insurance acquires naming rights to Portland civic center
PORTLAND — Goodbye Civic Center, hello Cross Insurance Arena. On Wednesday, Bangor-based Cross Insurance announced it has acquired the naming rights for the next 10 years to the Cumberland County Civic Center. The $2.5 million deal comes on the heels of the Portland facility’s expansion and reopening in February. “We’ve been working on it for […]
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Cumberland County Civic Center becomes Cross Insurance Arena
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center will be renamed the Cross Insurance Arena. Cross Insurance announced on Wednesday that it has bought the naming rights of the 7,000 seat Portland arena for $2.5 million. The company will hold the naming rights for 10 years. The arena, which is home to the Portland Pirates hockey […]
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Portland Fire Department mourns captain who ‘made a difference’
PORTLAND — Fire Department Capt. Michael Kucsma, 43, was remembered Tuesday for his sense of duty and passion for his work, less than a day after he died while scuba diving near Back Cove. A visibly shaken Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria, speaking at a press conference at the memorial to fallen firefighters outside department headquarters […]