Portland Talks

Scarborough Downs to be sold, may become site of town center
Press Herald
“We have all grown up in this town, we love this town dearly, we think it is the best town in Maine and we are committed to this project,” he said. “We are going to do it right.” New ownership of the racetrack won’t affect Scarborough’s proposal to …

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Maine among 14 states suing EPA over air quality enforcement
Press Herald
Becerra was joined by the attorneys general in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington state. Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency also joined the suit. The EPA …

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Total Weather Alert: Parts of Maine to see first measurable snow this weekend
WMTW Portland
Hoping for a white Christmas? Parts of Maine will see the first measurable snow of the season this weekend. A storm will brush the coast Saturday into Sunday. Advertisement. WMTW-TV. Expect snow to start falling late Saturday afternoon and continue …

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Faith leaders stage sit-in at Sen. Collins’ Portland office
Bangor Daily News
Local faith leaders on Thursday, Dec. 7 were among 18 protesters staging a sit-in at U.S. Sen Susan Collins’ Portland office. PORTLAND, Maine — Local faith leaders began occupying U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office here Thursday morning, with some saying …

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Anonymous ‘Secret Santas’ paid for $10000 in layaway gifts at a Maine Toys R Us
CNBC
A pair of generous “Secret Santas” walked into a Toys R Us in South Portland, Maine to spread some holiday cheer to the tune of $10,000. Store manager Jay Roes tells CBS, “A nice couple, local, want to be anonymous came in and wanted to pay off $10,000 …
Secret Santa couple pays off $10K in layaway orders in MaineChattanooga Times Free Press
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Secret Santa Pays Off $10000 Worth Of Toys ‘R’ Us Layaway AccountsCBS Boston / WBZ

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