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By the time new federal judge from Maine was confirmed, he ‘had no practice left’

PORTLAND, Maine — By the time the U.S. Senate got around to confirming attorney William Kayatta Jr. as a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

Kittery man accused of requesting nude images of Tennessee girl facing charges

KITTERY, Maine — A Kittery man is facing federal charges after requesting nude images of a juvenile girl from Tennessee, according to police. Jermany Scott ...
Michael Q. Simonds, a Maine native, will become CEO of Unum US, a Portland-based operating unit of Unum Group, on July 1. Unum Group employs 3,000 people in Portland.

Unum reports steady growth, taps Maine native as CEO of US operating unit

PORTLAND, Maine — Unum Group on Thursday trumpeted the success of its conservative business model, which has continued to deliver steady returns and rising profits ...

Man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl reportedly is father of her child

ROCHESTER, N.H. — The man indicted on a felonious sexual assault charge earlier this spring reportedly impregnated a girl who was too young to give ...
This image, distributed by RockBridge Capital LLC and New Castle Hotels & Resorts, depicts the developers' latest proposal for redeveloping Portland's Congress Square Plaza. The plan would include using nearly 10,000 square feet of the plaza as event space for the renovated Eastland Park Hotel and leaving another 4,800 square feet as public gathering space.

Portland’s Congress Square at a crossroads, pedestrian-friendly zone could be the answer

PORTLAND, Maine — A plan to redevelop Congress Square Plaza into event space for the incoming Westin Portland Harborview Hotel has been divisive. Consensus is ...

Memorial Day Weekend events

AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic cemeteries in Aroostook County over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, as follows: 11:30 a.m. May ...
Museum Business Member Lana Wescott, owner of Lana Wescott Events, plans to visit Seashore Trolley Museum on Dog Day. Photo by Business Member CA Smith Photography
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Seashore Trolley Dog Day

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport is holding its first ever “Seashore Trolley Dog Day” on June 8, 2012. “Dogs shouldn’t have to wait for August ...
A conceptual rendering of future development in Dunstan Corner is based on input at an April 9 Sustain Southern Maine workshop. Plans for mixed-use development are intended to make the most of the new intersection of Payne Road and Route 1, scheduled to be completed by early July.

Potential for Scarborough’s Dunstan Corner a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Bangor-based planner Evan Richert sees plenty of promise in Dunstan Corner. “This may be a once-in-a-generation type of opportunity,” Richert said Tuesday ...

Saco man found in car with lights off at intersection facing multiple drug charges

SACO, Maine — A local man who was sitting in his car at a Saco intersection for no apparent reason early Sunday is facing multiple ...
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MUNJOY HILL NEWS

Mainers Pack Monument Square Saying NO to Monsanto Today

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SETH AND THE CITY

Don't let your boat relieve itself in Casco Bay

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BOURBON. PORTLAND. BEER. POLITICS.

Meet Riley and help her get from cancer to Kilimanjaro

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CHRIS BUSBY

Rep. Diane Russell's fool's errand

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BENNETT THERE DONE THAT

Free shipping on North Pond Hermit CD

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CHANGE UP

"Please don’t let this happen to us!" Charity Fatigue and the Cost of Not Having a Giving Strategy

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PORTLAND EVENTS

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Maine International Trade Day: Marketing Near and Far

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Maine man charged in Tennessee child pornography case

PORTLAND, Maine — Tennessee authorities have charged a Maine man ...

OSHA, police say Berwick concrete facility not to blame in fatal accident

BERWICK, Maine — A local concrete mixing facility was found ...

New Maine State Prison warden named

WARREN, Maine — Rodney Bouffard, who has served as acting ...

USA Telephone customers in Maine lose phone service

KENNEBUNK, Maine — Hundreds of local businesses and thousands of ...
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Charleston sex offender gets 35 years on child pornography charges

A view of Customs Hall inside the newly restored U.S. Custom House in Portland, from the second-floor balcony where armed guards once kept watch of merchants paying tariffs.

Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland

Old Orchard Beach retaliated against public works employee, commission finds

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — The Maine Human Rights Commission ...
This screen, in the Greely High School main office, displays video that monitors various parts of the school. It is part of a series of district-wide security upgrades made earlier this year.

Cumberland school board approves payment for hastily installed security system

Portland doubles its spending on road paving; drivers worry about additional summer congestion

PORTLAND, Maine — Expect to see road crews out in ...
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Portland Sports

Top-ranked Linfield downs Southern Maine in NCAA Div. III World Series

APPLETON, Wisconsin — The Linfield College Wildcats backed the six-hit, complete-game pitching effort of sophomore right-hander Aaron Thomassen with a 17-hit attack to defeat the ...
  • Chadwick’s RBI single in 10th lifts Southern Maine to opening win in NCAA Div. III World Series
  • Messalonskee’s Dexter, South Portland’s Richards key first-year contributors for USM baseball team
  • Sea Dogs’ Thomas making smooth transition with position switch
  • Pitcher Brandon Workman racking up impressive numbers for Portland Sea Dogs

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    Eagle Point Companies moving to South Portland
    PORTLAND, Maine — The Eagle Point Companies will move their administrative offices from One City Center in Portland to 125 John Roberts Road, Suite 12, ...
     
    Portland design firm wins top national honors
    PORTLAND, Maine —Might & Main, a design firm based in Portland, has won the Best of Show in the 2013 HOW Promotion Design Awards. The ...
     
    Route 1 south on-ramp for I-95 to be closed overnight
    KITTERY, Maine — The Route 1 south on-ramp for Interstate 95 southbound in Kittery will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday, May ...
     
    Bernstein Shur attorney honored by Business and Industry Association of NH
    PORTLAND and AUGUSTA, Maine — Karen S. Aframe, leader of Bernstein Shur’s Manchester, N.H., Labor and Employment Practice Group, was honored with the Business and ...
     
    Islandport Press signs four-year lease to remain in Yarmouth
    YARMOUTH, Maine — Islandport Press has signed a new lease agreement that allows the book publisher to combine its office and warehouse space into one ...