PORTLAND — Federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown can get city assistance at two locations. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said the city and Wayside Food Programs will open mobile food pantries on Monday, Jan. 28, and Wednesday, Jan. 30. The Jan. 28 food pantry will be open from 3-4 p.m. in Room 24 in […]
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Telling Room to benefit from TD Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Telling Room, Maine’s only youth-focused literacy program, will be the charitable beneficiary of the 2019 TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race. According to a news release from race officials, the Portland nonprofit whose mission is to “empower youth through writing” was founded in 2004 and offers “innovative, effective and often life-changing […]
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Falmouth homes go 2 days without water
FALMOUTH — Water service to about 50 homes in the Longwoods Road neighborhood was restored Monday evening after it took nearly two days to repair a water main that broke Saturday night, Jan. 19. Howard Rice Jr., director of the Falmouth Emergency Management Agency, said service was restored around 6:30 p.m. He said the intersection […]
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Falmouth Food Pantry open to federal employees
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Food Pantry will serve furloughed government employees during the continuing shutdown even if the employees are from outside the pantry’s normal service area. All federal employees must provide is proof of employment. The pantry is at Town Hall, 271 Falmouth Road, and is open the first and third Mondays of the […]
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Portland Rotary offers opioid overdose information
PORTLAND — The Portland Rotary Club will host a special program, “Recognizing and Responding to an Opiate/Heroin Overdose,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. The free, public session will be held in the Dana Center Auditorium at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St. It will include experts sharing information about the opioid epidemic and how […]
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Portland schools raise pay for substitutes
PORTLAND — The School Board approved pay increases for substitute teachers. It is the first such adjustment in more than six years and puts the School Department “back in a competitive position in the face of a substitute teacher shortage that school districts in Maine and around the nation are experiencing,” according to a department […]
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Portland Media Center changes channels
PORTLAND — Spectrum customers can now find Portland Media Center’s community-based programming on new cable channels. Programming previously seen on channels 2 and 5 can now be found on channels 1301 and 1303, respectively, PMC Development Director Lesley MacVane announced Jan. 15. Programs can also be viewed online at www.PortlandMedia.org.
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Hannaford to open 2nd Brunswick store
BRUNSWICK — Hannaford Supermarkets plans to open a second store in town, at Cooks Corner Shopping Mall. The new store would be in space formerly occupied by Brunswick Bookland and in an adjacent space occupied by Staples. The office supply store would relocate within the plaza, at the corner of Bath and Gurnet roads, Hannaford […]
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WinterFest returns in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth are partnering for the seventh year to present the annual WinterFest celebration. On Friday, Jan. 25, activities will be concentrated at Mill Creek Park and include skating, a fire pit, a warming pit, live music, family games and refreshments. On […]
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SMCC offers free, 'On-the-Spot Acceptance'
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College is holding an On-the-Spot Acceptance Day allowing prospective students to complete the admissions process for the spring semester in a single visit for free. Admissions offices will be open for extended hours on the South Portland campus and the Mid-Coast campus in Brunswick from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, […]