FALMOUTH — Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle III will become the school chief in Belmont, Mass. The Belmont School Committee announced its unanimous selection of Entwistle on Tuesday, after a search process that included three elimination rounds, multiple interviews and a visit to Falmouth. Pending successful contract negotiations, Entwistle will lead the 3,800-student suburban Boston […]
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p-chandlerswharf New clash over waterfront business limits
Business owner wants to reopen restaurant PORTLAND — The owner of the Comedy Connection and Porthole restaurant wants to reopen the former Boone’s Restaurant space on Chandler’s Wharf, but is meeting resistance from the city in a new challenge to waterfront zoning rules. Oliver Keithly leased the space that housed the former fish fry in […]
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WinteRush up close
Portland’s WinteRush 2009 began last Friday night with the opening of the snow sculpture tent. This more than 30-foot creation featured a diver and chest, turtles , dolphins and a sea walrus, which captured the attention of a young viewer. (Michael Barriault photo) Mild weather on Saturday produced large turnouts at all the venues for […]
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pnms-stimulus Stimulus compromise cuts state, school aid, leaves Amtrak
The $850 million for Amtrak is in. The $20 billion for school construction could be out, along with another $39 billion in state aid. Those are among the local implications of an amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to the massive economic stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Senate this week. Collins’ amendment […]
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p-chickens City Hall prepares for peep show; Council to rule on urban chickens
PORTLAND — The City Council is expected to decide next week whether residents will be allowed to raise chickens in their backyards. A public hearing will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18, and the council could follow the hearing with a vote. If approved, residents would be allowed to keep up to six domesticated chickens as […]
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On the right PATHS
Students in the hospitality program at Portland Arts and Technology High School cooked and cleaned at Portland’s Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday as part of a monthly community service project. Seen here in the Ronald McDonald community kitchen are Hillary Lawrence and Deidre Lopez, foreground, and Christopher Merrill and Jon Carey. (Michael Barriault photo)
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pnms-dtv Digital TV delay may not matter
PORTLAND — Local television viewers who haven’t made adjustments for the end of analog broadcasts may not benefit from a recent decision by Congress to delay the deadline for stations to begin digital broadcasting. The original deadline of Tuesday, Feb. 17, is expected to be extended to Friday, June 12, if President Barack Obama – an […]
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p-assault High school student followed home, assaulted
PORTLAND — Police are looking for a man who reportedly followed a girl home from school and forced his way into her home, where he allegedly attempted to sexually assault her. Police said the man followed a 15-year-old Portland High School student to her Hammond Street home on Monday at about 1:40 p.m. The girl […]
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pn-verandastreet Veranda Street bridge to be closed for 3 months
PORTLAND — Frequent users of Veranda Street will have to take a detour this summer, when bridge replacement will require closing part of the street for at least three months. The State Department of Transportation will meet with residents Thursday evening to discuss the project and provide an update about a redesigned detour for traffic north […]
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Snowshoeing the Brimstone Hill Trail in Freeport
It is shaping up to be another 100-inch snowfall bonanza this winter, our second old-fashioned winter in a row. That make snowshoes the ultimate all-terrain vehicles to explore the beauty and bounty of winter outside our back doors. We recently spent an afternoon swallowed up within the magical wilderness kingdom of evergreen splendor […]