PORTLAND — Greater Portland METRO will hold two virtual meetings next week to hear feedback on plans for a new circular route servicing Portland’s peninsula. The route, recommended by the Peninsula Route Planning Task Force, would replace the current Route 1 and Route 8 loops in 2022. Service would be more frequent and extend onto […]
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Midcoast Tree Auction replaces annual tree festival
BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Tree Festival Committee announced it is holding a virtual auction where deluxe tree items, classic tree items and wreaths will be up for grabs. The event is replacing the annual Midcoast Tree Festival, which is postponed until December 2021. The event will run from Dec. 4 to 12, with 30-70 auction […]
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Yarmouth project seeks wishes for a brighter year ahead
YARMOUTH — Local nonprofit Artascope is partnering with Gorham Savings Bank to create 200 free ornament-making kits for the community with hopes of decorating at least one large holiday tree in Bickford Pavilion. Each 3-D ornament will contain the creator’s wish for the upcoming year. Kits are available for pick up at the Bickford Pavilion […]
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Portland Christmas cheer comes with a few changes this year
PORTLAND — The lead-up to Christmas is will get underway downtown with a few alterations. Monument Square will still be adorned by a large Christmas tree – this year from Florida Avenue – but the traditional lighting event on the day after Thanksgiving will not be held. Instead, Portland Downtown is featuring a 24/7 webcam […]
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Electric vehicle charging station comes to City Hall
PORTLAND — City Hall has a new electric vehicle charging station for free public use as part of its effort to support more sustainable transportation. Mayor Kate Snyder said the new station is “one step we’re taking to encourage people to purchase electric vehicles so we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our community.” According […]
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Maine Medical Center cuts back on visiting hours
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center is further reducing visiting hours in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the state. Under the new rules, patients in critical care can have two visitors daily between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. All other adult patients can have one visitor a day between 3 p.m. and […]
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Guilty plea entered in mail fraud case aided by Scarborough Police
PORTLAND — A Congolese man pleaded guilty last week in federal court to conspiring to commit mail fraud, in a case involving multiple American and international police agencies, including Scarborough Police. According to the U. S. Attorney’s Office, Mukonkole Huge Kifwa, 35, entered the plea on Nov. 10 to participating in a conspiracy to obtain […]
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Scarborough lab expands COVID testing capacity
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough-based nonprofit clinical laboratory NorDx has announced a new testing program for patients in Maine and Carroll County, New Hampshire that expands the availability of high-end COVID-19 testing. The new program, which started on Oct. 26, makes the polymerase chain reaction test available to patients without a doctor’s referral, the lab said in […]
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Resilience Corps to help local governments through pandemic
PORTLAND — Greater Portland Council of Governments has teamed up with AmeriCorps to launch the Resilience Corps to support area government in their recoveries from the coronavirus pandemic. According to GPCOG, 14 Resilience Corps members will work on projects “related to regional, community or organizational resilience and help to accelerate civic innovation, climate action, racial […]
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So. Portland police investigating reports of gunfire
SOUTH PORTLAND — Police are investigating reports of gunfire from earlier this week in the Cooks Corner area of the city. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, around 8:15 p.m., South Portland Police received several calls from residents who reported hearing several shots fired in the area near Ridgeland Avenue and Main Street. Police report they found […]