PORTLAND — A proposal to designate 73 downtown acres as historic is on its way to the City Council, but not without opposition from the business community. The Congress Street Historic District was the subject of a council workshop on Monday. All five of the councilors in attendance – Nick Mavodones, Cheryl Leeman, John Anton, […]
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
p-tv3streaming School TV programs, meetings now online
PORTLAND — The School Department’s public access cable TV station, commonly known as TV3, is now being streamed on the Internet. In addition to educational programming produced by and for students, residents without cable television will be able to watch Portland School Committee meetings. There is also an on-demand programming feature, which allows users to […]
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p-peakswindpower Peaks Island group promotes wind power test
PORTLAND — An environmental group is hoping to bring wind power to Peaks Island. It’s the second proposed wind study to come forward in Portland in recent months. The first, on Munjoy Hill, recently met by opposition from neighborhood residents. But the Peaks Island group is hoping to do things differently. The Peaks Environmental Action […]
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p-schoolfacilities School enrollment decline expected to level off
City awaits housing, resettlement trends PORTLAND — The group conducting a comprehensive review of public school facilities on Monday night received preliminary enrollment projections that suggest the end of a recent enrollment decline . Those preliminary projections, however, still lack three key ingredients expected to drive Portland’s facility needs into 2018. John Kennedy, a consultant hired from the […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
m-bathcouncil City expects fuel savings, taxpayer-friendly budget; Grant accepted to fight real estate blight
BATH — The city should save about $90,000 in its fiscal 2010 budget by going out to bid early on fuel, Finance Director Abbe Yacoben told the City Council on Wednesday. Anticipating that fuel prices would increase, city staff last month locked in a price. M.W. Sewall won the bids for diesel and No. 2 fuel […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
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Natalie Conn photos Metalsmith instructor Christina Taylor works on a project to show her class at Artascope Studios on Cottage Road in South Portland. Metalsmith student Jessica Raimy shows off her project at Artascope Studios in South Portland. Natalie Conn photos Metalsmith instructor Christina Taylor works on a project to show her class at Artascope […]
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m-topnavy Delegation hopes Navy services will outlive base
TOPSHAM — Maine’s congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Department of Defense to maintain exchange and commissary services in the Mid-Coast area after the 2011 closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station. Republican U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Michael Michaud submitted a letter this week to Michael Dominguez, […]
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m-topsad75budget SAD 75 expects less aid from state next year
TOPSHAM — Declining enrollment and increased valuation in School Administrative District 75 towns are factors that could lead to a reduction in state education funding for fiscal 2010, Superintendent Mike Wilhelm said last week. The district’s student population dropped from 2,905 last April to 2,814 in October. Valuation in SAD 75 valuation rose from $2.95 billion […]
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s-sppark Former rivals work toward Sawyer St. park
SOUTH PORTLAND — A team of former rivals is now working together on a plan to create a park near Sawyer Marsh, the scene of an intense struggle less than two years ago between local developers and neighborhood residents. Mayor Tom Blake said a seven-member committee met for the first time two weeks ago with […]
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m-BNASGAO BRAC actions lag; BNAS on schedule
BRUNSWICK — The investigative arm of Congress reported last week that hundreds of military installations scheduled to close in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure intiative are costing more money and behind schedule. However, Brunswick Naval Air Station redevelopment officials say their work is ahead of schedule. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional […]