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HGTV Gives Portland, Maine, a New Nickname, and It’s Stupid
By now, it's pretty clear that someone behind the scenes at HGTV really likes Portland, Maine. The powerhouse television network has featured Portland in many different ways through on-air and web content. The city was even chosen in 2020 for HGTV's massive "Urban Oasis" contest. So it shouldn't come as...
Is Another Iconic Portland, Maine, Business Being Replaced by Pot?
Photo Market on Forest Avenue in Portland was Maine’s last independent professional camera and darkroom shop. It had been on the corner of Forest and Walnut streets since the '80s. It was crowded, and the owner could come across as grumpy. But if you needed anything related to cameras and photography, it was the only place to go.
Before and After: Portland, Maine, Dispensaries Open Shops in Well-Known Landmarks
In 2016, Maine voters said yes to question one on the November ballot, allowing the retail sale and taxation of cannabis. As soon as the new law took effect, stores selling adult-use cannabis started popping up all over the state like weeds. Get it?. With the door open to sell...
3 Fun ‘Adult’ Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday in Portland, Maine
It's inevitable. As we get older, it seems like we don't care as much about what we do for our birthdays. I think a little bit of our hearts will always want to do something fun when the time comes, but I also think we're too tired to plan something.
Video Shows Man Throwing Snapping Turtles at Portland, Maine’s Evergreen Cemetery
A man was captured on video by a bystander picking up two snapping turtles and throwing them to the ground. A video of the incident was posted to Reddit, and it is quite disturbing. Evergreen Cemetery on Stevens Avenue in Portland is on 239 acres of land, making it the...
Casco Bay Wind Symphony needs donations to bring live music back to Portland's Fourth of July fireworks
Live music is back for Portland's Fourth of July fireworks. The Casco Bay Wind Symphony has volunteered to play for free, after a recent lack of funding, but they will need some donations for the proper equipment to perform. “We approached the city, one of our members suggested it, and...
Big band sound to return to Portland's Fourth of July celebration
PORTLAND, Maine — After several years without an a large orchestral performance at Portland’s July Fourth celebration on the Eastern Promenade, a group of volunteers is bringing the live music back. The Casco Bay Wind Symphony, a collection of about 80 woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians are offering...
Remember the Deering Oaks Family Festival in Portland, Maine?
Deering Oaks Park in Portland, Maine, used to have an awesome event called the Deering Oaks Family Festival, which started in the '80s. The Bollard remembers this wildly-popular, multi-day summer gathering with food, carnival rides, and games. It ended in 1994 because Portland City officials were worried about the massive crowds ruining the oaks' root systems and trampling the grass.
Saco breaks ground on project to protect city's wastewater treatment system
SACO (WGME) -- The city of Saco broke ground on a project designed to better protect the city's wastewater system Monday. The city says the current treatment plant is just feet away from the Saco River. It's been negatively affected by flooding, sea level rise and weather events. In 2021,...
South Portland leaders deny proposal to turn school building into transitional housing
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The South Portland city council effectively rejected a proposal to turn the old Mahoney Middle School building into transitional housing for asylum seekers. The school has been vacant for more than a year, since students moved out last June. Since it's closed, the city has been debating a permanent use for the building.
Cost of trash services and certain parking fees in Portland increase on Monday
Starting Monday, it’s going to be more expensive for Portland residents to get rid of their trash. Certain parking fees are also going up. This will impact the price of Portland’s purple city trash bags, plus several city-owned garages and lots. A city spokesperson says the adjustments were...
South Portland Dempsey Center Moving to Westbrook, Maine’s Rock Row
The Dempsey Center was founded in Lewiston, Maine in 2008 by Maine's Patrick Dempsey after his mother Amanda was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1997. His goal with the Center was to help make life better for people who have been impacted by cancer. In 2017, the Dempsey Center merged...
Maine Oyster Festival marks third year with tastings, tours, and live music
FREEPORT (WGME) -- The Maine Oyster Festival celebrated its third year in Freeport over the weekend. Dozens of sea farms and mobile shuckers served oysters from up and down Maine’s coastline. Organizers say the growing industry is home to more than 150 oyster farms in Maine. And as tasty...
Portland Trails seeks $100,000 to restore storm-damaged trails and improve resilience
PORTLAND (WGME) - Portland Trails needs your help repairing their trail system. More than half of their trails were severely damaged in recent winter storms. The nonprofit hopes to raise 100-thousand dollars this summer to cover the costs of fixing broken bridges, repairing erosion damage and clearing fallen trees and brush.
Mack delivers LR Electric refuse truck to City of Portland, Maine
City of Portland, Maine, officials recently took delivery of a Class 8 Mack LR Electric model – the state’s first refuse battery-electric vehicle (BEV) – during an event in the city. A combined grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and the Maine Department of EPA helped fund the purchase of the LR Electric vehicle.
Maine GC spotlights new prefab facility
Wright-Ryan Construction is busy this summer settling into its new digs at a recently completed 20,000-square-foot facility in its hometown of Portland, Maine. The fabrication facility, which the contractor dubs its operations center, houses several of the company’s diversified lines of business and specialty services, and provides a controlled environment for millwork, prefabricated materials and employee training.
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