The Portland-based company had agreed to purchase two travel payment firms for $1.7 billion, but backed out because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Portland may close some streets downtown to allow outdoor dining and retail
The proposal, which needs approval from the City Council, would ban vehicles from 6 streets, most of them in the Old Port, to help businesses bring back customers safely.
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2020 Totus Tuus Summer Program canceled
Programs were planned in Fort Kent, Caribou, Bangor, Jay, Waterville, Lewiston, Windham, Brunswick, Saco and Sanford.
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Jackman, Greenville, others add parking lot masses
Live-streamed Masses from Maine parishes have drawn hundreds of thousands of participants from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the live-streamed daily and Sunday Masses will continue to be offered throughout the state, several parishes are celebrating parking lot Masses with strict safety protocols as an additional offering for those interested, according to a news […]
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Cumberland man killed in crash in Portland
Police say 81-year-old Nicholas Hamp died Thursday morning after his car collided with another vehicle on Veranda Street.
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Maine libraries face tough read on when, how to reopen
Most library directors in southern Maine are waiting for clear guidance and developing plans to open weeks down the road, while the Gray Public Library will have a limited reopening Tuesday.
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Suspect arrested in armed robbery of Portland 7-Eleven
Police say Alfred Larrabee was identified using surveillance camera footage even though he was wearing a mask.
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Maine cities get new federal funds and plan to share with local businesses
Biddeford expects to give grants to 20 businesses, while Portland and Cumberland County are also planning how to disburse money they’re receiving.
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Stories of Maine: An Incomplete History exhibit commemorates Maine’s bicentennial
The objects on view digitally only for now, were interpreted by individuals from across the state.
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Spanish Mass to be live streamed May 3 from Cathedral in Portland
A Mass, celebrated in Spanish, will be offered at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings, the Mass is not public but will be live streamed on the Diocese of Portland’s Hispanic Ministry Facebook page and the diocesan […]