PORTLAND — Taxpayers who may eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit can get free help filing returns on Saturday, Feb. 9. Super Refund Saturday, hosted by KeyBank and the United Way of Greater Portland’s CA$H initiative, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, 75 Washington Ave. The tax credit […]
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Lawmakers to hold Scarborough office hours
SCARBOROUGH — Five area legislators will hold public office hours this weekend at Town Hall. Reps. Chris Caiazzo, D-Scarborough, Shawn Babine, D-Scarborough, and Andrew McLean, D-Gorham, and Sens. Linda Sanborn, D-Gorham, and Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, will meet with constituents at on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m.-noon. According to a news release from the Maine Legislature House […]
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Main Street Bath hires new director
BATH — For the first time in nearly a year and a half, the Main Street Bath organization has someone permanent in the director’s chair. Amanda Stanley of Topsham started in that role Monday, following four years as a workforce and business services representative with Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. Prior to that, she […]
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Falmouth fundraiser to boost locker-room project
FALMOUTH — Family Ice Center is holding a fundraiser to support its new girls locker room project on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 4-7 p.m. at the McDonald’s restaurant on U.S. Route 1. Members of the girls ice hockey team at Falmouth High School, along with coaches, faculty and staff, will take orders and serve patrons. Twenty […]
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Portland cab driver robbed on Munjoy Hill
PORTLAND — Police are seeking two white men suspected of robbing a cab driver Sunday night. Lt. Robert Martin said the robbery occurred around 7:55 p.m. after the 69-year-old driver picked the men up at Monument Square. Martin said one of the suspects asked the driver to stop the cab on Adams Street near Kellogg […]
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Falmouth library to close for more than a month
FALMOUTH — All items borrowed from the Falmouth Memorial Library this winter are due back by Friday, Feb. 22. The library will be closed for most services from Feb. 25-March 31, as it closes up its Lunt Road building in anticipation of construction of a more than $6 million addition and renovation. The library will […]
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Falmouth/Cumberland chamber announces food drive
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth/Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce is holding a food drive during February. Donations of dry and canned foods will be accepted at Smithwick and Mariners Insurance, Gorham Savings Bank, ReMax Shoreline, Jill Braun State Farm, People’s United Bank, Locations Real Estate, Ricetta’s, Falmouth Family Chiropractic, Casco Bay Eye Care, Portside Real Estate […]
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Portland schools offering text alerts
PORTLAND — The Portland Public Schools is now offering text message alerts for snow days or other important information through the SchoolMessenger service. The School Department is sending out texts offering the service to the cell phone numbers it has on record, but recipients must actively opt in. The verification message will come from code […]
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Schools gets state grant for professional development
AUGUSTA — The 10 school districts of the Greater Sebago Education Alliance have received a grant from the Maine Department of Education to support a regional professional training effort. The goal of the Maine Center for Leadership and Innovation is to create opportunities for “a high-quality, research-based system of professional learning experiences and support for school- […]
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Search begins for Portland police chief
PORTLAND — A nationwide search for a new police chief will begin this week, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said. Local and nationally placed job listings will be posted Friday, Feb. 1, with a March 8 deadline to apply. City Manager Jon Jennings hopes to make an appointment in late spring or early summer, Grondin said in a Jan. […]