PORTLAND — Officials in Maine’s largest city are reviewing a proposal to increase the minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $10.68 an hour over the next two years. The Portland Press Herald reported a Portland City Council committee began reviewing Mayor Michael Brennan’s plan on Thursday. The process of reviewing the law will likely […]
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Region 9 prepares for the beginning of new school year
MEXICO — About 150 high school students have enrolled in one of the 10 vocational programs at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology and several more spots are available. Director Brenda Gammon said the certified nursing assistant program is full and has a waiting list, but slots are available is all others, particularly for […]
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Wardens search for missing woman in Waterford
WATERFORD — The Maine Warden Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman with dementia. According to the Maine Warden Service, 77-year-old Ruth Frances Brennan was last seen Monday around 10:30 a.m. on Five Kezars Road in North Waterford and heading toward Melby’s Market and Eatery on Route 35. Dispatchers for the […]
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Evander Holyfield comes to Portland, receives key to city
PORTLAND (AP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield has received the key to the city in Portland. Portland Mayor Michael Brennan presented Holyfield with the key during a ceremony Friday afternoon at the Portland Regency Hotel and Spa. Holyfield is in Portland as a guest of the All Star Boxing event scheduled to […]
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Saco man, toddler on bicycle in critical condition after struck by pickup in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — A Saco man and a toddler were listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening. Jamerico Elliott, 51, was traveling on a sidewalk along Elm Street on his bicycle with a 15-month-old boy in a bicycle seat just before 6 p.m. Friday when […]