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Portland Downtown operates the program and is activating a new QR code so people can log their complaints directly with the Downtown Ambassadors. -
A high fire warning is in effect for most of the state due to the hot, dry weather. The Maine Forest Service has been dispatched to help local firefighters contain fires in Baileyville and Biddeford. -
A large great white shark was spotted on the morning of Monday, Aug. 11, in Saco Bay, near Scarborough Beach State Park and Higgins Beach, and again Tuesday morning off Pine Point Beach. There are no beach closures in effect at this time.
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