PORTLAND — Maine’s community college and private trade school students are more likely to default on federal student loans than students at four-year universities. The Portland Press Herald reports that federal Department of Education data says Maine’s 2011 default rate was 12.8 percent. That is slightly less than the national 13.7 percent rate, which is […]
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Portland testing its first bicycle corral
PORTLAND (AP) — Portland has installed its bicycle corral with a goal of boosting business by giving cyclists a place to put their bikes. Mayor Michael Brennan and city officials on Friday are celebrating what could be the first of several bicycle corrals. The pilot location is between Arabica Coffee Company and Rosemont Market and […]
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Boehner to visit Poliquin fundraiser tonight in Portland
PORTLAND — House Speaker John Boehner is heading to Maine to give a boost to Republican Bruce Poliquin’s bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat. The fundraiser at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland kicks off with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. Thursday. Poliquin supporters will shell out at least $1,000 to get […]
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H.S. Football: Edward Little blanked by Portland
The Red Eddies surrendered a pair of fourth-down conversions, allowed two long touchdown runs and gave up 246 yards on the ground in a 22-0 loss at Walton Field. Edward Little’s defense was a vast improvement over the squad that surrendered 48 points to Bangor and 45 to Windham earlier this season. Yet Edward Little […]
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Lewiston woman wanted in connection with high-speed chase, crash
LEWISTON — A high-speed chase that started Thursday morning in the Lewiston-Auburn area ended with a car crashing in Portland. Trooper John Davis said he attempted to pull over a car for speeding in the Lewiston-Auburn area, but the vehicle sped up in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95, according to Maine Department of Public […]
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Portland, Maine: The way breaking up with a country singer should be
PORTLAND — Portland, Maine? Tim McGraw doesn’t know where it is. And he doesn’t want to know, either. The country singer included a song, “Portland, Maine,” on his latest album, “Sundown Heaven Town,” which came out Tuesday. It’s a breakup song where McGraw is lamenting that his love has left for Portland. During the chorus, […]
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Bar Harbor couple sues Portland police because of filming arrest
PORTLAND — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Bar Harbor couple who were arrested after trying to film police officers in Portland. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday in the Hancock County Superior Court against Benjamin Noyes of the Portland Police Department says the couple’s arrest was […]
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Police looking for person accused of sneaking into Portland homes while residents sleep, stealing cash
PORTLAND — Portland police are on the lookout for an individual they say has entered a series of homes over the past week while residents have slept, sneaking in through unlocked doors or windows and stealing cash and other items. “This is an unusual and concerning trend because the homes have been occupied during the […]
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Maine Supreme Court hears appeal to use church building as office
PORTLAND — Maine’s highest court will determine if an Australian businessman can convert part of a historic Portland church into office space for a technology firm. The Portland Press Herald reports the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday heard an appeal from city officials who want to overturn a lower court’s ruling that blocked construction […]
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Proposal to change traffic patterns in Portland gets mixed reviews
PORTLAND — Portland residents told members of a city panel Monday night that converting two of Portland’s busiest downtown thruways from one-way streets to two-way streets could help restore the “neighborhood feel” along those routes. But others questioned the plan to add the extra directions to State and High streets, which have each been a […]