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Portland, Maine is located in Cumberland County. Zip codes in Portland, ME include 04109, 04122, and 04124. The median home price in Portland is $249,900. More Portland information.

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1 hr ago | The Charlotte Observer

Maine governor to stop talking to 3 newspapers

PORTLAND, Maine Maine's blunt-spoken governor doesn't mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he's saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn't a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is "like paying somebody to tell you lies."

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5 hrs ago | The Harbor Times Soup

Finding one's - Inner Moose'

Author Susan Poulin, in character as Ida LeClair, will read from and sign copies of her new self-help humor book "Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair's Guide to Livin' the Good Life" Tuesday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. This program is free and open to all; bring the whole family and come prepared to laugh.

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7 hrs ago | Daily Kos

Political Geography of Maine, Part 1

Many people think of Maine as mostly homogenous in its politics, with just the blue dot of Portland, some sparsely-populated Republican rural areas, and most of the rest of the state being politically moderate.

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11 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

Animal Welfare Society July events

Animal Care Workshops - July 8 and 15 ; July 22 and 29 ; August 5 and 12 - Weekly Junior Workshops for kids 7-9 located at the Animal Welfare Society shelter on Holland Road in West Kennebunk from 9am - 4pm.

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15 hrs ago | MSNBC

Endangered list highlights at-risk landmarks and landscapes

A lighthouse built in 1799, an airport terminal that helped launch the 747 and the world's first domed, air-conditioned sports stadium.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

SeacoastOnline

A whole new career

Carol McLeod would have retired into her second career as a patternmaker earlier had she known it was a possibility.

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Customer Interaction Solutions

Ending the Pain of Manually Booking Personal Training Sessions:...

Scottsdale, AZ June 18, 2013 When it comes to growing a personal training business, a single technology can oftentimes create an instant impact.

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Bangor Daily News

'Classic neighborhood eatery' proposed for Woodfords Corner in Portland

On Thursday, June 20, the Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a conditional use application for the dining establishment at 34 Vannah Ave., near the intersection of Ocean and Forest avenues.

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Common Dreams

Maine Town Moves to Block Back-Door Tar Sands Scheme

Victory for the environmentalists may be near in one of the more overlooked battles in the war against Canadian tar sands oil.

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WCSH-TV Portland

City of Portland announces new slogan: 'Life's good here'

Everyone knows that what happens in Las Vegas "stays in Vegas." Maine's largest city is launching its own marketing campaign, and wants you to know simply that "Life's good here."

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Sun Journal

Man sentenced for making secret videos of teens in Westbrook

A former Maine resident has been sentenced to two years in jail for installing video cameras inside a home to record undressed teenage girls.

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Republican Journal

More Details

This classic Maine Island setting provides an architectural designed cottage offering unsurpassed views of Casco Bay, lighthouses,passing ships and the open Atlantic Ocean.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Kennebec Journal

Maine man pleads not guilty to kidnapping car owner

PORTLAND Alexander Filatov sat in the back of a courtroom Monday as the man accused of kidnapping him pleaded not guilty to ordering him at gunpoint into the trunk of his own car and driving him to Delaware.

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Kennebec Journal

LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion plan

Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a Medicaid -expansion bill on Monday, a move sure to ratchet up tension toward the close of Maine's legislative session, set to end this week.

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Bangor Daily News

Three Cannons at Ft. Allen Readied for Removal & Restoration

Jonathan Taggert, a conservator of artistic and historic objects, and an assistant, worked this morning to prepare three cannons at Ft.

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Information Technology

Sen. Collins calls NSA surveillance effort fair, useful

FALMOUTH, Jun 16, 2013 -- Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins defended the National Security Agency's phone data collection program Friday, saying the effort has stopped terrorist attacks and can operate without violating Americans' privacy and constitutional rights.

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Iol.co.za

Lobster thief told to repay R294m

Convicted Hout Bay fishing magnate Arnold Bengis, his son and his former overseas business partner have been ordered by the US to pay nearly R294 million in restitution to South Africa the largest known order of its kind.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bangor Daily News

Drug use continues to drive Portland, Bangor rates of violent and property crimes

It doesn't matter if you're in the state's biggest city or the Queen City - illegal drug use is behind many of the violent and property crimes residents experience, police department leaders in the two communities said Friday.

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BroadwayWorld.com

North Shore Acappella Headlines Benefit Concert at Merrill Auditorium Tonight

NBC Sing-Off crowd-pleasers North Shore Acapella will perform on tonight, June 16, in a concert to benefit Greater Portland Festival of Nations and the Mugadi Foundation.

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Foster's Daily Democrat

High heels race to help Big Brothers/Sisters

Men and women alike strapped on high heels and scrambled to the finish line at the fourth annual Stiletto Race Saturday.

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