Bob Cook

Editor's Note: Due to Tropical Storm Arthur, some communities in Maine and New Hampshire have rescheduled their Fourth of July fireworks shows. 

The Fourth of July is this Friday and regardless of where you live in the Greater Portland area and Maine, you have plenty of choices to enjoy the rockets red glare light up the skies to celebrate Independence Day.

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More than a year after a fire forced the former Colucci's Market to close, the Hilltop Superette opened its doors on Munjoy Hill Monday morning to the delight of east Portland patrons, according to the market's Facebook page.

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For the third year in a row, Mainers can legally purchase fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July, but they should check to see if their city or town allows them before they launch their rockets red glare, according to WMTW.

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A 45-year-old man drowned Sunday afternoon when he tried to swim to an island in the middle of a lake at Wassamki Springs Campground in Scarborough, according to WMTW.

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For almost $6 million, this former ocean estate once owned by actress Bette Davis in Cape Elizabeth could be all your's. According to the Zillow.com listing posted by Realtor David Banks of the REMAX by the Bay in Portland, it is the most exp

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They came by the hundreds to cheer Team USA to what they hoped would be victory against the dreaded German soccer team on Thursday at Rivalries in downtown Portland. The U.S. team fell to Germany, 1-0, but because Portugal defeated Ghana, 2-1, Team USA's World Cup hopes are still alive

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Summer is now upon us and grilling season is in full swing. Burgers are pretty much standard fare for just everybody who grills with charcoal or propane gas, but wouldn't you love to jazz up those big hunks of meat this weekend?

Thanks to this cool article from Buzzfeed, here are

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Portland Police are still hunting for three armed robbery suspects who held up a man at gunpoint on Monday afternoon, according to WMTW.

The Portland television news station reported the crime took place near 116 Mountfort St. just after noon Monday where the victim was held up by three men wearing bandanas to cover their face

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When we last looked at soaring gas prices around Memorial Day Weekend, they were a whopping $3.64 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. Now the average price of gas in Maine is $3.74, according to WMTW

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Our first Grapes and Grain Summer Celebration at the Portland Company Complex on Saturday night was really awesome for the folks who came out and danced up a storm.

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