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  1. Mike, Anita Folgert Are Recipients Of Touhey AwardRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Peshtigo Times Wisconsin Community Newspaper

    ... and now is part of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. Margaret Touhey eventually joined the Sisters of Mercy based in Portland, Maine, and took the name of Sister Mary Xaveria. Through her efforts the State of Maine in 1915 granted a charter to St. ...

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  2. Elite getting incentives for Baton Rouge Metro Airport flightsRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | The Times

    ... Caldwell says the airport will see a financial benefit from Elite's entry into the market. Elite Airways, based in Portland, Maine, will make a formal announcement in mid-June on destinations out of Baton Rouge. The company has operated since 2006 ...

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  3. Lawsuits claim former S. Berwick alter boys abusedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

    PORTLAND, Maine - Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on claims church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing them and other children but did nothing to stop it.

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  4. Maine Animal Welfare Society June eventsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

    ... Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at 985-3244 or PetSmart at 283-6546. -- Animal Welfare Society at the Portland Children's Museum - June 15 (Saturday) - Join the Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk Humane Educator and a shelter pet at the ...

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  5. Veterans from five wars to join panel at Portland screening of 'Welcome to Lee, Maine'Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Bangor Daily News

    ... support,' because that's something my predecessors didn't have," he said. Grace, of Orono, on Wednesday night in Portland will join a panel of veterans who collectively saw service in five wars. "The most moving, powerful part of the evening ...

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  6. NH's Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendmentRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

    New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada.

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  7. Manchester mayor to oversee economic development officeRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | UnionLeader.com

    ... Long presented a comparison to other selected cities in the region that showed Nashua, Concord, Portsmouth and Portland, Maine, have economic development divisions within the mayor or city manager's offices. In seven other cities on the list, ...

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  8. Atlantica Group LLC to Launch 'The Other America' Speaking TourRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | PRWeb

    ... that hold enormous promise for them. Atlantica Group LLC, an international business development firm based in Portland, Maine, is organizing a speaking tour focusing on opportunities for foreign investment in less well-known, less traveled markets ...

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  9. Mobile Mother's Day Card Sales Propel CashStar's GrowthRead the original story

    Monday | Incentive

    Portland, ME-based CashStar achieved a nearly 80 percent year-over-year increase in gross sales for Mother's Day electronic gift cards and an increase of almost 70 percent in total number of cards sold.

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  10. Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendmentRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | SeacoastOnline

    New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada.

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  11. Brandi Wins National Book PrizeRead the original story

    Yesterday | PR.com

    ... Street Press in Dublin, Ohio, Brandi is based on Milardo's experiences teaching troubled adolescents at schools in Portland, Maine, and around the country. Brandi is a tough, teen orphan who triumphs over tragedy and neglect. It is a realistic and ...

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  12. Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a crossroadsRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | National Fisherman

    ... bobbing green and red cans marking safe passage, the gulls and other seabirds. In the larger working harbors like Portland and Stonington and Port Clyde, there might be draggers tied up, unloading fish they've caught far out in the Gulf of Maine and ...

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  13. Urban chickens and sustainabilityRead the original story

    Yesterday | Lowell Sun

    ... chickens are already embraced. Cities much larger than Lowell already allow chickens. Providence, New Haven and Portland, Maine - all the way out to Portland, Ore., Seattle, and Los Angeles - allow chickens. These cities do not have chicken smell ...

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  14. Elite getting incentives for Metro Airport flightsRead the original story

    Yesterday | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... Caldwell says the airport will see a financial benefit from Elite's entry into the market. Elite Airways, based in Portland, Maine, will make a formal announcement in mid-June on destinations out of Baton Rouge. The company has operated since 2006 ...

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  15. The Paley Collection of Modernist Art: Sole New England showingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Examiner.com

    ... of Modern Art. The show, entitled "The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism," is on exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art , in Portland, Maine, now until September 8 and is the only showing in New England. It includes 62 masterpieces ...

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  16. Portland to have 'American Pie' on July FourthRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Kennebec Journal

    Don McLean will sing his iconic song "American Pie" with backing from the Portland Symphony Orchestra as part of Portland's annual Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade.

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  17. Dogs can't catch the CatsRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Expressline Edition

    Portland's Tony Thomas slides safely into third base with a triple as Manchester infielder Ryan Schimpf waits for a late throw during the Fisher Cats' victory over the Sea Dogs Monday evening at Hadlock Field.

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  18. The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday TelegramRead the original story

    Yesterday | Expressline Edition

    The Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide will hold a preseason party at Jimmy The Greek's in Old Orchard Beach from 7-9 p.m. Thursday.

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  19. McAuley's Clement commits to Marist CollegeRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Expressline Edition

    ... Western Class A title after beating Cheverus on Feb. 24, 2013. Clement, a junior point guard from McAuley High in Portland, verbally committed to play at Marist College, a Division I school in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., with a tradition of winning. Clement ...

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  20. $43 million lawsuit says CMP caused work delaysRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Kennebec Journal

    ... and wires near Smutty Lane in Saco on Monday, May 20, 2013. In a lawsuit filed recently in U.S. District Court in Portland, Hawkeye LLC of Hauppauge, N.Y., charges that CMP failed to deliver needed material on time and in sequence, namely wood and ...

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