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Published
September 4, 2018

South Portland council opts to let voters decide on short-term rentals ordinance

City residents will vote on whether to keep a modified ordinance banning unhosted or non-owner-occupied short-term rentals or to scrap it completely.
Published
September 3, 2018

Westbrook man charged with drug trafficking after late night traffic stop

During the roadside investigation, police searched passenger Makonnen Berhe, 27, of Westbrook, and found 18 grams crack cocaine and $2,500 in suspected drug proceeds.
Published
September 3, 2018

Fresh food program expands to serve more Maine seniors

The Maine Senior FarmShare Program got some extra cash, allowing it to eliminate its waiting list and open up the program to 1,000 more participants.
Published
September 2, 2018

Portland bills other municipalities for share of shelter costs

The city-run facility offers homeless people from all over a low-barrier refuge. Municipalities ought to help, city officials say, but some are pushing back.
Published
August 29, 2018

Highly prized tuna makes a comeback in Atlantic, but higher quotas are controversial

Scientists say the iconic bluefin appears to be slowly recovering, including in the Gulf of Maine, but environmental groups fear increased catch limits could undo years of conservation work.

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Published
August 25, 2018

Portland Pipe Line may appeal ‘Clear Skies’ ruling that favored South Portland

A spokesman says the company is 'disappointed' by a federal judge's decision that the city's ordinance does not violate the Constitution.
Published
August 24, 2018

South Portland’s ‘Clear Skies’ ordinance survives challenge as federal judge finds it constitutional

Portland Pipe Line Corp. had sued to overturn the ordinance adopted in 2014 to prohibit the bulk loading of crude oil onto tankers on the city's waterfront.
Published
August 24, 2018

Mold cleanup in dorm makes move-in day challenging at Southern Maine Community College

SMCC welcomes students for the fall semester – many of them in temporary quarters – as a company removes mold from Spring Point Residence Hall.
Published
August 23, 2018

Work-release inmate who failed to report for job taken into custody at Maine Mall

Cumberland County Jail officials don't indicate what Jeremiah Gamblin, 19, of Vassalboro was doing when he was located at the South Portland shopping center.
Published
August 22, 2018

Portland Metro rolls out its biggest expansion ever, with new bus service in Gorham and Westbrook

'Transit West' includes new bus routes and a transit pass for more than 9,000 University of Southern Maine students, faculty and staff members.