On the plus side, the restaurant on Congress Street in Portland is never boring.
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Candidates decry national Realtors group’s unusual bid to sway Portland election
The National Association of Realtors Fund has spent $7,300 to support a city councilor facing a challenger who previously has advocated for rent control.
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Posted inFood & Dining, News
Eight Maine lobster chefs claw their way to the top
When the forks are down, Avery Richter of The Black Tie Co., wins the judges’ award in this year’s Harvest on the Harbor.
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Mercy says it’s raised more than half of the $20 million it needs for a new hospital
The Portland hospital aims to move from its longtime location on State Street to a site on the Fore River Parkway where it already has a 151,000-square-foot building.
Posted inLife & Culture
Mayo Street Arts awarded $10,000 for mission to make arts accessible
The Portland venue will put the money toward a fundraising effort to build a wheelchair ramp.
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Bar Harbor council vote confirms what we pretty much knew: The Cat isn’t coming back to Portland
Bay Ferries Ltd. will move its high-speed ferry to Bar Harbor as part of a lease agreement approved by the town.
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Dunkin’ Donuts apologizes for Portland employee’s refusal to serve Somali family after argument
Hamdia Ahmed said she was told to leave the St. John Street store and issued a no-trespass order after the employee overheard Ahmed’s family speaking Somali at the drive-thru and told them to ‘stop yelling.’
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Goodwill Northern New England names new CEO, president
Richard J. Cantz is a former vice president at United Way of Greater Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors, Politics
Groups seek feedback for reshaping conservation after LePage leaves office
The governor often clashed with land-protection groups over Land for Maine’s Future funding, delayed some projects.
Posted inFood & Dining
The Wrap: The Kerrymen Pub, a Saco institution, closes
‘For 40 years, people brought their joys and they brought their sorrows,’ proprietor John Kerry says.