The ConnectME Authority and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development plan to apply for a share of $600 million of available federal funding to improve rural broadband internet access. ConnectME and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host several community meetings this month throughout Maine as a precursor to filing the application, the […]
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Artists gather to reflect on 'America's anxiety'
PORTLAND — Joanne Arnold doesn’t recognize her country anymore. Leonard Meiselman doesn’t understand it, and Abby Shahn is weary of people destroying it. The three Maine artists are among more than two dozen who express their confusion, angst and anger in a group exhibition at the Portland Public Library that comments on a country divided […]
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Closing of Maine Girls’ Academy, formerly McAuley, stuns families, alumnae
The Maine Girls’ Academy in Portland announced Thursday that it will close this month, stunning students, parents and alumnae. The state’s only private, all-girls school shared the news on its website, saying the last day of operations will be July 15. “This difficult and sad decision was made necessary by lower enrollment and revenue than […]
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Luke's Lobster to open wholesale seafood operation on the Portland Pier
PORTLAND — Luke’s Lobster is opening a wholesale seafood buying and shipping operation on the Portland Pier in the space formerly occupied by New Meadows Lobster. Luke’s said it has entered into a long-term lease at 60 Portland Pier, the former site of New Meadows, which shut down at the end of 2017. Luke’s said […]
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Portland man dies after Bayside shooting
A 45-year-old man shot last month near Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter has died. Portland police said Wednesday that Jack Wilson died around 7 p.m. Tuesday from injuries he sustained during a shooting on June 26. Wilson’s death is now considered a homicide, and Portland police said it will be up to the Maine Attorney […]
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Portland tests smart traffic signals in trailblazing effort to put the brakes on congestion
Portland is testing new, high-tech traffic signals designed to constantly measure and respond to traffic flows so motorists spend less time stuck in congestion and waiting at red lights. The so-called smart signals have been collecting data for weeks at three busy intersections around Morrill’s Corner, and city officials say motorists should start noticing improvements […]
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Former Boston College pitcher Dunn shuts down Sea Dogs
Binghamton’s Tim Tebow dives into home plate as Portland’s Jhon Nunez attempts to put the tag on Tebow during Tuesday’s game at Hadlock Field. Tebow was called out on the play. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — He was the Boston College closer in mid-April of his junior season, in 2016. Then Justin Dunn […]
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Sea Dogs solve Tebow, rally past Rumble Ponies
Portland’s Jeremy Rivera attempts to throw out a Binghamton runnerduring Monday’s game at Hadlock Field. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs finally solved their Tim Tebow problem and rallied for a 5-3 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Monday. Both Jantzen Witte and Josh Ockimey recorded two hits, with […]
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Portland proposes $5,000-a-room fee for new hotels
With Portland adding hotel rooms at a rate well above the national average, city leaders are looking to create a new fee to help address a shortage of housing that’s affordable to the typically low-wage workforce needed to operate these businesses. Officials say the new fee is needed because hotels are very profitable, yet they […]
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Rumble Ponies edge Sea Dogs in 11
PORTLAND — Portland Sea Dogs pitchers allowed 13 hits and nine walks. So how did this game go to extra innings? “We did a good job of escaping,” Manager Darren Fenster said. “A credit to our pitching and our defense.” But while the pitchers stranded Binghamton runners with regularity, Portland never could take the lead […]