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LePage backs bill to thwart minimum wage proposals in Portland, Bangor
Press Herald
The city of Portland’s top attorney, Danielle West-Chuhta, said in a Nov. 20 memo to the council’s Finance Committee that the Maine Constitution limits a city or town’s authority to matters that are “local and municipal in character.” However, she …
Portland committee scales back minimum wage planBangor Daily News
LePage Seeks to Quash Portland, Bangor Efforts for Increased Minimum WageMaine Public Broadcasting
“Business Friendly” title stripped from SoPoWCSH-TV
The Forecaster -Foster’s Daily Democrat
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Smoking Blamed For South Portland Apartment Fire
WABI
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The improper disposal of smoking materials is being blamed on a fire at a South Portland apartment building. The two-alarm fire broke out in the four-unit building on Grandview Avenue just after 10 p.m. Sunday. Lt. Robb …
Officials: Improperly discarded smoking materials caused South Portland fireWMTW Portland

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Water main break closes Maine Mall Road in…
WMTW Portland
Maine Mall Road, from Gorham to Philbrick Road, is closed to traffic, police said. Details about the break, including how many businesses are affected and how long repairs would take, were not immediately available from the Portland Water District.
Maine Mall Road in South Portland closed due to burst water main linePress Herald
Water main break near South Portland mall diverts trafficDaily Journal

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Smoking Blamed for South Portland Apartment Fire
Maine Public Broadcasting
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The improper disposal of smoking materials is being blamed on a fire at a South Portland apartment building. The two-alarm fire broke out in the four-unit building on Grandview Avenue just after 10 p.m. Sunday. Lt. Robb Couture …
Officials: Improperly discarded smoking materials caused South Portland fireWMTW Portland

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