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Published
April 2, 2017

Big-city designer chooses Maine for sustainable fashion production

Kim Ortengren opens a very modern factory for independent designers.
Published
April 2, 2017

Amid nationwide vacancies, Westbrook police offering $14,000 hiring bonus

The city is offering the benefit to officers with at least five years' experience.
Published
April 1, 2017

Heavy, wet snow blankets southern Maine

The spring snowstorm drops 12.7 inches in Gray and Bridgton and 10.8 in Portland.
Published
March 29, 2017

Munjoy Hill kitchen fire displaces 3 people

Everyone gets out of the 9-unit building safely, but the tenants of the apartment where the fire started won't be able to return for a few days.
Published
March 29, 2017

Stiff competition among Maine’s craft brewers leaves some with no place at the bar

A regional beer summit at USM will address issues that the maturing industry faces, such as the economics of competition.

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Published
March 29, 2017

Portland landlords upset by layoff of housing safety official, changes to inspections unit

City Manager Jon Jennings says consolidation of the office, created after a deadly 2014 fire and funded by landlords, is about improving efficiency.
Published
March 27, 2017

Portland’s new rules limit short-term rentals, add fees for hosts

The ordinance to take effect Jan. 1 caps the number of short-term units in non-owner-occupied buildings at 300 and requires hosts to pay registration fees.
Published
March 26, 2017

Messy morning commute in store for drivers in southern Maine

The National Weather Service is forecasting a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain beginning about 5 a.m. Monday.
Published
March 25, 2017

Feature obituary: Dana Morton, 75, worked for CIA, built engineering firm

The agency recruited him after college, and he spent time assessing the capabilities of Soviet warheads.
Published
March 25, 2017

Persistence spells success at Maine State Spelling Bee

Naomi Zarin, an eighth-grader at the Friends School of Portland, correctly spells the word 'copal' in the 42nd round.