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Portland Little League swings into spring
Press Herald
PORTLAND, ME – APRIL 30: Little Leaguers from the Poland Springs team march in the parade during Opening Day Ceremonies at Payson Park in Portland Saturday, April 30, 2016. Portland Little League has 62 teams competing with 680 participants.

Man charged with murdering Maine woman in Florida during sex
Press Herald
A Florida man has been charged with murdering a Maine woman while they engaged in sexual intercouse and then continuing to have sex with her dead body. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a news conference Friday afternoon that Timothy …

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Coast Guard tows Gloucester dragger 90 miles into Portland, Maine
Gloucester Daily Times
The U.S Coast Guard, with a good Samaritan boat serving as its closer, towed the Gloucester-ported Paulo Marc into Portland, Maine, this morning after the 63-foot boat became disabled due to engine problems, according to the Coast Guard. The Paulo Marc …
Coast Guard vessel tows disabled fishing boat to safetyBangor Daily News
Coast Guard tows disabled Gloucester-based fishing boat 90 miles to Portland, MaineWicked Local North of Boston

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Man wounded in stabbing at Portland Denny’s
WCSH6.com
PORTLAND, MAINE – PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Portland police say a 31-year- old man from Veazie, Maine was stabbed in the parking lot of Denny’s at 1220 Brighton Avenue. Police the suspects fled prior to police arrival. The victim was …
Fight at strip club leads to stabbing at Denny’sWMTW Portland
Portland police seek 2 men in stabbing at Denny’s restaurantPress Herald
Police: Altercation led to stabbing outside Portland dinerBangor Daily News
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Why Portland, Maine Is Currently Exhibit A in How Govt Ignorance and Austerity Can Make America’s Opioid Crisis …
AlterNet
People across the country have heard of Maine’s far-right governor Paul LePage, who openly uses racist epithets to dehumanize and scapegoat African-Americans and just vetoed a bill to expand access to the proven drug overdose antidote Naloxone, stating …