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Saturday, September 13th, 2025
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Good morning, Portland. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 13th of September.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Frontier Airlines ended flights to the Portland International Jetport because low demand and seasonality reduced ridership—an airline spokesperson said the carrier may restart service in the future. Last year, the airline resumed service to Philadelphia and added seasonal flights to Cincinnati. WMTW
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The Maine Outdoor Film Festival is touring Vacationland to show films from dozens of filmmakers at local venues. Festival director Nick Callanan said the selects tour will bring creative film experiences to communities statewide — a move that highlights fresh local engagement. FOX23
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ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Maine’s minimum wage will rise to $15.10 an hour starting in January — the change also raises service employee wages to $7.55 and includes farm workers. WGME
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Willard Beach still faces water quality issues after experts confirmed human fecal bacteria is contaminating the water from a drainage pipe on Angell Avenue—city officials are installing a new structure and rerouting the sewage line while they monitor the cleanup. WGME
- ➤ After 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam mixed with water spilled at Brunswick Executive Airport in August 2024, the EPA reached an agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority—ensuring all similar chemicals were removed and future measures will be taken to prevent another spill. WGME
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State Senator Stacy Brenner has supported policies to help Maine farmers and families by backing SNAP, Harvest Bucks, and local farmers’ markets—programs that aim to ease food insecurity amid federal cuts. She also co-sponsored legislation for property tax relief for farmers and formed a task force to lower costs for local residents. Portland Press Herald
- ➤ A parent was detained at Gerald E. Talbot Community School’s access road around 8 a.m. Thursday by law enforcement agents who did not identify themselves to school officials—Mayor Mark Dion said he believed the agents were likely federal and urged congressional leaders to look into the matter while Superintendent Ryan Scallon confirmed they were not from Portland police. WMTW
- ➤ Maine's minimum wage will rise to $15.10 an hour starting in January 2026—this increase covers farm workers as well as service employees. FOX23
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Portland Hearts of Pine midfielder Ollie Wright was named USL League One Player of the Month for August after scoring and assisting key goals in wins against Westchester SC and Charlotte Independence—boosting his team’s playoff push. Portland Press Herald
- ➤ Maine pitcher Cody Laweryson was called up by the Minnesota Twins from Triple-A St. Paul Saints and will make his major league debut as the first Mainer since Ryan Reid in 2013. He spent seven seasons in the minors and will play in his contract year when the Twins host the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend — a long-deserved step in his career. Portland Press Herald
- ➤ Anna McCarron scored the tiebreaking goal in the second half to give the Kennebunk Girls Soccer team a 2—1 win over Portland on Friday. Portland Press Herald
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5:30-7:30 p.m. — coworkHERS — Free entry — Empowering networking space for female entrepreneurs in Portland.
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