FALMOUTH —The heavy, wet snow that characterized the Sunday, Feb. 22 storm incapacitated many businesses, closed schools and delayed residents by knocking out power to much of the area. It also came close to taking the life of a Falmouth resident. After losing her power that Sunday evening, a 102-year-old Falmouth woman fell in the […]
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Freeport council names finance director
FREEPORT — The Town Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to accept Abigail Yacoben as the new financial director to replace departing director Gregory L’Heureux. Yacoben, 32, will begin March 16, but will split her time between the city of Bath until April 13. “I am very excited to be here,” she said. “It will be […]
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Portland council confirms Craig as police chief
PORTLAND — The City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved James Craig’s appointment as police chief. Craig, who was given a standing ovation after the vote, said he planned to be highly visible once assuming the post May 4. He is the city’s 18th police chief and the first African-American appointed to the position. “It is […]
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Portland school chief sees 'small increase' in spending next year
Proposed budget eliminates more than 20 positions PORTLAND — The Portland School Committee on Wednesday was scheduled to receive Interim Superintendent Jeanne Whynot-Vickers’s proposed fiscal 2010 budget, which includes cutting more than 20 staff positions and a spending increase. Whynot-Vickers declined to provide a specific percentage increase over the current year’s spending plan prior to […]
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Repeat after me
Deering’s girls’ basketball celebrates its second successive Class A state championship Saturday night at the Augusta Civic Center. The Rams beat Messalonskee 49-34. More in sports, page (???). (Brian Beard photo)
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Portland police host poetry reading
PORTLAND — Poems in a local police calendar that garnered national attention earlier this year will be the subject of a reading and discussion March 5. Part of an Arts and Equity Initiative project aimed at humanizing the local police force, the Police Poetry and Photo Calendar features poems and photographs by local cops. The […]
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Welcome to snow
There was no activity, or people, at the baggage claim area of the Portland International Jetport on Monday. Several flights were cancelled and many others were delayed because of Monday’s snowstorm, which dumped over a foot of snow on the region. (Michael Barriault photos) Sidebar Elements (Michael Barriault photos)
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Yo-Yo Ma gives Scarborough teen lesson of a lifetime
Cellist holds masterclass, concert PORTLAND — On the heels of his world-class performance at President Obama’s inauguration, Yo-Yo Ma agreed to play a benefit concert for Portland PCA Great Performances. The concert was to boost PCA’s lagging endowment, which has seen a marked decrease given the sagging economy. But, before he was to perform his […]
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Dredging planned for Portland Harbor
PORTLAND — The Army Corps of Engineers announced its plans last week to perform a maintenance dredge of Portland Harbor. The work on the estimated $10 million project is expected to take place over a five- to six-month period, from November to April, as soon as federal funding is available, most likely in the next […]
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Local transit projects to receive stimulus
Downeaster extension, Veteran’s bridge replacement still uncertain The state is poised to receive more than $160 million, most for paving projects, from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law last month. But there are still more than $100 million of projects that could still get funding through other competitive […]