PORTLAND — Employees at Preble Street in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor overwhelmingly voted to unionize on June 14. The vote to unionize was 90-11. The new Preble Street organization will soon begin negotiating its first contract under Maine State Employees Association-Service Workers International Union Local 1989. Preble Street helps to support Mainers experiencing homelessness by operating […]
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Falmouth water main to be replaced
FALMOUTH — The Portland Water District is replacing a water main on Woods Road through mid-September. Construction will begin at the new roundabout at Woods and Middle roads and proceed west toward the Public Works and Public Safety facilities. Construction work hours are 7 a.m.-5 p.m., so commuters may want to seek an alternate route. […]
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Portland school advocacy group changes name
PORTLAND — The advocacy group Protect Our Neighborhood Schools, formed several years ago to push for renovation and updates at four of the city’s elementary schools, has changed its name. The group will now be known as Equity in Portland Schools. The name change is an effort “to reboot from a campaign organization to a […]
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Portland music festival brings back shower singing
PORTLAND — The seventh annual Make Music Portland festival will bring back an event that garnered national attention last year – shower singing. The schedule for this year’s festival, which runs from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, June 21, also includes new venues, new performers and free music lessons, many of which are family-friendly. Make Music Portland, which began […]
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Night work continues near Baxter Boulevard
PORTLAND — The city is urging drivers to find alternate routes around a continuing sewer project at Forest Avenue, Bedford Street and Baxter Boulevard. The Portland Water District’s Bedford Street sewer separation and water main replacement project, which began June 11, involves the repair of utility trenches within that intersection. According to the city, lane reductions […]
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Free summer meals for kids in Midcoast
BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is offering a free meals program for children ages 18 and younger throughout the summer. Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis, and will not be served on July 4. In Brunswick, lunch will be served from noon-1 p.m. June 24-Aug. 30, Monday through Friday, at […]
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Overnight closures on Interstate 295 in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Both directions of Interstate 295 between Exit 9 and Exit 10 will be closed for four hours each morning through Thursday, June 20. The Maine Department of Transportation said detours will be in effect from 1-5 a.m. because of construction at the Lunt Road overpass. Partial lane closures will also take place all […]
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SMCC, MaineHealth team up on training
SOUTH PORTLAND — In partnership with MaineHealth, Southern Maine Community College is set to launch a new class to train people to become phlebotomists. The NorDx Phlebotomy School begins June 17 and runs through July 19. Fifteen people will receive five weeks of free training to learn about blood collections and other important skills such […]
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Harpswell farmers to demonstrate herding
HARPSWELL — Farmers Joe and Laura Grady will be partnering with Friends of Merrymeeting Bay on Saturday, June 15, for a herding demonstration with their skilled border collie. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. at Two Coves Farm, 90 Neil’s Point Road, where guests will learn about grass production and environmental sustainability. This is […]
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Overnight closures on Interstate 295 in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Both directions of Interstate 295 between Exit 9 and Exit 10 will be closed for four early morning hours through Friday, June 14, with additional partial lane closures the rest of the overnight. The Maine Department of Transportation is closing the highway between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., with detour signs to redirect traffic, […]