PORTLAND — The Salvation Army usually conjures images of holiday-time bell ringers or volunteers distributing blankets to victims of fires or other disasters. This week, a local advertising agency has teamed up with at least 50 local businesses to come to the Salvation Army’s aid. The advertising campaign is part guerrilla, part traditional, and is […]
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Downeaster faces uphill battle as Maine rail projects vie for funding
PORTLAND — Patricia Quinn knows exactly how to bring the Amtrak Downeaster to Brunswick – and how to make sure the state continues paying its share of the passenger rail service’s cost. The trouble is, Quinn, the executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, might have different priorities than state lawmakers who […]
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After the layoff: Sometimes you need help getting outside the box
I always attributed the length of my broadcasting career to a series of “happy accidents” that spanned 20 years. When I first got into broadcasting, I campaigned hard for the job. Once my foot was in the door, I made it my personal goal to get to know my colleagues, not only at my radio […]
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South Portland official placed on paid leave
SOUTH PORTLAND — The director of the city’s largest municipal department has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an independent review of his department. City Manager Jim Gailey said he decided on Friday to place Dana Anderson on paid leave until further notice. As director of Parks & Recreation, Public Works and Libraries, Anderson […]
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Update: Body found in Fore River believed to be missing man
PORTLAND — Police have tentatively identified the body found in the Fore River last Friday as that of a 22-year-old Portland man who has been missing since March. In a press release Monday afternoon, Capt. Vern Malloch tentatively identified the body as Ezra Milan. Malloch said DNA tests will be needed to confirm the man’s […]
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Carbon monoxide keeps some Martin's Point facilities closed in Portland
PORTLAND — Martin’s Point Health Care Center, pharmacy and laboratory remained closed today after two carbon monoxide leaks last week left more than a dozen employees ill. Spokesman Dave Garrison said the facilities will remain closed until results from air quality tests conducted last Friday are received and analyzed, and the building is deemed safe. […]
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Yarmouth council sends budget, 1.86% tax hike to voters
YARMOUTH — Town Councilors on Thursday approved a $31.2 million total budget for fiscal year 2010. The budget will increase the tax rate by 1.86 percent over this year, and residents will pay $19.53 for every $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of 36 cents. Town Manager Nat Tupper said the School Committee set its […]
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Skowhegan man indicted for South Portland shooting
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County grand jury today indicted a 50-year-old Skowhegan man for manslaughter in the shooting death of a South Portland man. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a press release that Bruce Lavallee-Davidson was charged with allegedly shooting and killing Fred Wilson, a 50-year-old computer programmer, on April […]
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Update: Pownal to get state funds to help offset school tax increase
FREEPORT — State Education Commissioner Susan Gendron offered Pownal a one-time grant of $190,000 Thursday to help alleviate the town’s increased tax burden as a result of its participation in Regional School Unit 5. According to a press release on the RSU Web site, “the long-range goal of the grant would be to generate solutions […]
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South Portland environmentalists to oppose condo project
SOUTH PORTLAND — Environmentalists who came together to stop the development of Sawyer Marsh several years ago are getting back together in an effort to prevent development of a wooded parcel southeast of Wilkinson Woods. Residents Keith Bellas and Michelle Bennington are marshaling opponents for a May 12 Planning Board meeting, where a Scarborough developer […]