The problem, experts say, is that parents only control the environment in their own homes. They can’t control the drinking.
Tom Bell
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Neighbors get time to buy Canco property
A national land trust gives a Portland group, or the city, the chance to purchase the wooded land from a utility.
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Canco Woods deal gives residents 6 months to raise funds
Back Cove residents will need to raise $400,000 to save the 12.75-acre parcel from development.
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‘What Obama said he will do is huge’
The policy change is hailed by Maine groups that advocate for immigrants.
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Maine still struggles as private sector projects grow
PORTLAND – The private sector has increased spending on construction projects in most states, making up for the decline in government spending as federal stimulus money dries up, the chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America told contractors Thursday. Nationally, the industry is coming back from the recession, but the gains have been […]
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Election 2012: King offer to shun super PACs dies quickly
His chief rivals for Senate resist his idea for a pact on third-party spending.
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Angus King to opponents: No super PAC money
Democratic nominee Cynthia Dill commends King for his concern about the corrupting influence of money on politics, but Republican nominee Charlie Summers derides the proposal as “gimmickry.”
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Portland House districts: Democrats Jorgensen, Moonen, Farnsworth capture primaries
PORTLAND — Voters in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Portland nominated Erik Jorgensen, Richard Farnsworth and Matthew Moonen for the Maine House of Representatives. With 312 votes, Jorgensen easily beat former Cumberland County Commissioner Malory Shaughnessy (234) and Portland school board member Justin Costa (182) in House District 115, which includes the Back Cove and Deering […]
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Portland voters pick three Democrats for state House races
Erik Jorgensen, Richard Farnsworth and Matthew Moonen earn relatively easy victories in three contested House races.
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‘A great day’ as dam removal begins
Hundreds watch the start of a Penobscot River project viewed as a model for fish and waterway restoration.