FREEPORT — In anticipation of the start of Amtrak Downeaster service by 2010, the Train Committee has agreed that the hose tower at the Merchants Association is the preferred place for a train station. According to Sande Updegraph of the Freeport Economic Development Corp., the Department of Transportation advised that the 400-foot platform should begin […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
n-falshoppingcenter-012209 Falmouth waits for word on shopping center plans
FALMOUTH — Plans for a public design process to address the proposed redevelopment and expansion of the Falmouth Shopping Center are on hold while the town awaits further communication from the project’s representative. Theo Holtwijk, Falmouth’s director of long-range planning, said Tuesday that he has been unable to reach Andrew Gilmore of ABG Strategies since […]
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n-cumbplanningboard-012209 Board sends Doane property zoning to council
CUMBERLAND — Proposed rezoning of the Doane property went through the Planning Board unscathed Tuesday, leaving the final decision on a new dense, mixed-use zone up to the Town Council. Use of the Doane property has been under committee review for more than a year, after the Town Council appointed the Doane Property Advisory Committee […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
m-brunhealthcare-012109 Health-care groups plan merger
BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin Medical Group and Martin’s Point Health Care of Portland are negotiating a merger that would create Maine’s largest independent primary-care medical group. The health-care providers have signed a letter of intent, which Martin’s Point spokesman Dave Garrison said on Monday “commits both parties only to a full and honest effort to work […]
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pnms-usmbudget Child care, faculty on USM chopping block
PORTLAND — With $1.3 million in cuts to be announced in the next few weeks, the University of Southern Maine community – from students to staff to day-care parents – is on edge. About $1.3 million has already been cut from this year’s budget, in accordance with a $2.7 million curtailment ordered by the state. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
p-PMAbessire-012109 City resident get museum's top job
PORTLAND — By spring, Mark Bessire will be able to walk a couple blocks to work and even drop his kids off at school on the way. Bessire, a West End resident, last week was named director of the Portland Museum of Art. He has been director of the Bates College Museum of Art for […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
p-sexed-012109 Parents, health professionals oppose sex ed cuts School Committee to vote Jan. 21
PORTLAND — A week after more than a dozen residents spoke out, the School Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 21, will vote on a proposal to have regular classroom teachers take over the elementary sex education program this spring. Interim Superintendent Jeanne Whynot-Vickers has proposed filling a vacant health teacher position at Lincoln Middle School with […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
p-MLKbreakfast-012109 MLK Day message: Savor inauguration, remember King's message
PORTLAND — They may have been slowed by snow, but the several hundred people gathered Monday morning to celebrate the birthday of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were energized and cheerful. The 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, hosted by the Portland chapter of the NAACP, was […]
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p-CLObetters-012109 Betters funeral
Michael Barriault photo The coffin of Portland Police Sgt. Robert M. Betters is escorted to center stage at Merrill Auditorium last Saturday morning as fellow officers, family and friends gathered to pay their last respects. Betters died last week.
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p-CLOsnowboard-012109 Run-up to WinteRush
Michael Barriault photo Andrew Kahkonen of Otisfield demonstrates some snowboarding moves last Saturday on the railings at One City Center, to promote the city’s upcoming WinterRush festivities.