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Portland to draft ordinance for Uber cars
WCSH-TV
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The city of Portland plans to draft an ordinance to regulate Uber drivers. Uber is a taxi service run through a mobile app. Users can request Uber drivers through the app using their GPS location. The fees are often …
Portland explores regulation of UberWMTW Portland

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As Muslims flee to Maine, she interprets their pain
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — Qamar Ahmed looks into the eyes of her client, a mother of five whose years in Baghdad haunt her sleep. She holds the woman’s shoulder and speaks softly in Arabic as the two wait for an appointment at the Spurwink Psychiatric Clinic …
Muslims Flee to Maine, She Interprets Their Pain: A Day’s WorkBusinessweek

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Gulf of Maine lobster forecast to give industry early warning
Press Herald
The announcement was made Thursday by scientists with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute at a conference in Portland hosted by the Island Institute for fishermen and marine researchers. Early indicators of lobster movement could help the industry …
Weekly Maine lobster forecast coming soonWCSH-TV
Scientists to See if Forecast Calls for LobstersMaine Public Broadcasting

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Maine Turnpike Authority finds support for latest York toll plan
Press Herald
The Maine Turnpike Authority’s controversial, years-long quest to build a high-speed toll plaza in York may end a few hundred feet north of the existing plaza on land it already owns. The new proposal has the tentative support of York residents who …

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