Portland Talks

Nova Scotia candidate promises to rework or scrap Yarmouth-to-Portland ferry deal
Press Herald
The Cat, a high-speed passenger ferry, departs Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, heading to Portland, Maine, on its first scheduled trip last year. The vessel, expected to boost tourism in Nova Scotia, is chartered by Bay Ferries Ltd. from the U.S. Navy’s …

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As Mainers celebrate legal marijuana, where is the line?
Press Herald
Marijuana users and some businesses that cater to them cheered the arrival of legal marijuana in Maine on Monday, even as one celebration event ran into confusion about what is and is not allowed. “Today has been really exciting,” said Erick Garcia …

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Residents notify police after finding fliers announcing the formation of a KKK neighborhood watch.
Press Herald
FREEPORT, ME – JANUARY 30: A truck passes a Ku Klux Klan flier lying at the end of a driveway on South Freeport Road. About two dozen such fliers — folded into sandwich bags and weighted with pebbles — were found by Freeport residents Monday …

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Driver in collision with Amtrak train could face charges
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man could face charges after he drove his car around a railroad crossing and into the path of an Amtrak train on Friday. Derso Mekonen, 56, drove his 2008 Nissan Sentra around a line of vehicles stopped at the railroad …
Police: Man Drives Around Waiting Cars and Collides with Amtrak Downeaster TrainMainePublic.org

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