PORTLAND — The city’s first car-share service has seen steady use during its first couple of months, and officials expect usage to grow as warm weather sets in. U Car Share, a program of U-Haul, placed four shared cars in the city Jan. 12. The vehicles, Chrysler PT Cruisers, have dedicated parking spots on Elm […]
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Freeport students qualify for Academic WorldQuest
FREEPORT — A group of four high school students will compete against teams from 40 other states at the 2009 Academic WorldQuest next week in Washington, D.C. Seniors Owen Lehmer and Annique Milite, and sophomores Taylor Kissin and Spencer Egan will represent Maine in the competition, having bested 10 other schools to make it to […]
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Dancing with Duson
Portland Mayor Jill Duson leads members of the public in the Electric Slide on Tuesday morning at City Hall, part of a fundraising promotion for Community Television Network Channels 2 and 4. City Hall was Duson’s last stop on a tour that included Lobsterman’s Park, Hall School and the Casco Bay Ferry terminal on Monday. […]
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Revised Yarmouth budget hikes taxes 1.9%
YARMOUTH — Town Manager Nat Tupper tweaked the preliminary fiscal 2010 budget and will present a revised version in April that includes decreases in both municipal spending and revenues while increasing the property tax rate by nearly 1.9 percent. Although the school budget has not yet been approved by the Town Council and is expected […]
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Food processor may move out of Portland
PORTLAND — The head of a family-run food processing company that has been in Bayside for more than 80 years said the company will move out of the neighborhood unless it receives city funding to help upgrade the building it leases. Paul Dioli, chief executive officer of Schlotterbeck & Foss, spoke Monday at a public […]
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Federal plan could alter Portland-Brunswick rail upgrade funding
Grant could replace state borrowing PORTLAND — Rail advocates are hoping the $35 million needed to upgrade tracks between Portland and Brunswick will qualify for grant funding under a new strategic plan being drafted by federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. LaHood is responsible for creating a railroad infrastructure plan and supplemental funding guidelines for the […]
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Portland agencies, businesses plead for piece of federal funds
PORTLAND — City Councilors listened to two hours of testimony Monday from representatives of social service agencies competing for federal Community Development Block Grant funds doled out annually by the city. A committee charged with reviewing applications and then ranking them for program impact, capacity to deliver, collaboration and coordination, and principles recommended funding for […]
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Sheriff: Coach's escorted release from prison not a policy violation
PORTLAND — An intake sergeant who helped a former Deering High School baseball coach avoid the news media when the coach was released from the Cumberland County Jail did not violate jail policy and did not provide special treatment to the prisoner, Sheriff Mark Dion said last week. The release, however, was inconsistent with past […]
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Preliminary report says Portland schools are under-utilized
Task force seeks more nuanced information PORTLAND — The group studying school facilities received a preliminary report on building capacities Monday night that suggests most schools are under capacity. However, members of the Comprehensive Use and Facilities Task Force pressed their consultant, the New England School Development Council, to add some caveats to the information […]
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Maine Historical Society reopens library
PORTLAND — Tucked behind the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street, the Maine Historical Society library isn’t a destination for many people. But with its newly renovated main wing and a new addition, the research facility definitely warrants a peek, even if you’re not tracing family lines or old property boundaries. The renamed Alida Carroll and […]