PORTLAND — As the sun began to top the urban horizon last Thursday morning, splashing warmth on the cold bricks of Monument Square, Mair Honan, a small, unassuming 62-year-old woman, was roaming the streets. Honan, dressed in a purple wool overcoat and wearing a large cross around her neck, noticed a homeless man staggering up […]
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Lane closure planned on Route 26/100 bridge in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Motorists who use Route 26/100 in Falmouth should expect delays on Thursday, April 1, as Maine Department of Transportation crews will close one lane of traffic on the 834-foot bridge that spans the Presumpscot River and the Pan Am railroad line. Starting at 8 a.m., motorists will be limited to alternating single-lane traffic […]
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Obama to speak Thursday at Portland Expo; tickets available Wednesday
PORTLAND — President Obama will visit the city Thursday to speak about the new health-care reform law, the White House announced this week. The White House Office of Media Affairs said the president will “speak directly to Mainers about how the historic health insurance reform bill he signed into law will end the worst practices […]
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Falmouth 4th-graders going for green, need your votes
FALMOUTH — Jennifer Merrifield’s fourth-grade class at Plummer-Motz School is in the home stretch, heading for the finish line. At stake: a $150,000 hybrid school bus and the title of “America’s Greenest School.” The class, which is trying to show how easy it is to go green, entered a video explaining how to cut back […]
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Redevelopment plan scaled back for Portland's Adams School
PORTLAND — Reacting to changing housing needs in the city and limited funding options, an affordable housing developer has scaled back plans for redevelopment of the Marada Adams School on Munjoy Hill. Avesta Housing in July 2008 proposed building 40 condominium units consisting of a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings on the former […]
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Families Today: Hitting, head-banging by 2-year-old could be caused by family stress
Q: When he is frustrated, our 25-month-old boy hits himself or bangs his head. His mother and I don’t know whether this behavior is normal. One set of in-laws considers it bizarre. Other families are experiencing the same thing, we learn from our Web research. We understand that at his age, our son has little […]
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UPDATE: White House confirms Obama will visit Maine next week
PORTLAND — The White House confirmed today that President Barack Obama will visit the Portland area on April 1 to promote the health-care overhaul that became law this week. The president’s visit was announced this morning by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. “This reform is historic, it helps small businesses, seniors and average Americans and […]
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Another GOP senator stymies jobless aid bill that boosts debt
WASHINGTON — Once again, a stubborn Senate Republican is blocking speedy passage of a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9 billion cost should not be added to the nation’s $12.7 trillion debt. This time it’s Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who’s insisting that the measure be “paid for” and not financed with borrowed […]
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Wellness Day in South Portland
Polin Men, left, a junior at South Portland High School, leads a hip hop dance workshop at Memorial Middle School on Wednesday, March 23, when students and staff celebrated Wellness Day by participating in a variety of activities, from kick-boxing to making fruit smoothies.After learning about the pros (not many) and cons (lots) of energy […]