PORTLAND — A new car-sharing program in the city is offering free membership for a limited time. U Car, a program of U-Haul, is partnering with the city to provide four shared vehicles on the peninsula. The U Car-labeled Chrysler PT Cruisers are kept in reserved parking spaces: on Elm Street next to the Portland […]
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p-tenants-011409 Wrongs versus rights City's dispute with landlord leaves tenants in the middle
PORTLAND — The city’s decision to force some Old Port residents out of their apartments because of landlord negligence put those tenants in an unusual situation, according to a local legal service. Tenants of 24 apartments at 10 Exchange St. had to be out by the morning of Jan. 12. The evictions stemmed from a […]
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p-mlkday-011409 MLK Jr. breakfast features 'Hip-hop intellectual,' hockey iconoclast
PORTLAND — A Fox News commentator and the first black player in the National Hockey League are the featured guests at the NAACP’s 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast on Jan. 19. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, an assistant professor at Temple University who is known as a “hip-hop […]
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p-mainewharf-011409 Cianchette proposes boutique hotel for wharf
PORTLAND — A local businessman wants to build a boutique hotel on the wharf he owns and has asked the city to support a contract zone to allow the development. Eric Cianchette, who owns the Portland Regency and a few other Old Port properties, would replace the Maine Wharf he owns and add a hotel, […]
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p-historicdistrict-011409 Congress St. historic zone moves forward
PORTLAND — The Planning Board is expected to vote later this month on a plan to turn the downtown stretch of Congress Street and the surrounding area into a historic district. The proposed Congress Street Historic District has been in the works for nearly three years. If recommended by the board and approved by the […]
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p-chickens-011409 Panel lays chicken proposal in council's lap
PORTLAND — Residents may soon be allowed to keep up to six live chickens per household, provided they have the right amount of space. The City Council Public Safety Committee on Tuesday evening sent the full council an ordinance that will allow residents to keep up to six domesticated hens. Current law prohibits backyard chickens. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
m-BRFbruntaxprep-010909 CASH offers free tax prep service
BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Maine Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope coalition will offer free tax preparation and financial literacy training to area residents with a household income of $50,000 or less. The service is available between Jan. 24 and April 14 in several Mid-Coast towns, including Brunswick, Bath and Topsham. The coalition is part of […]
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Replanting bulbs
“I’ve been here 16 years and I’ve never replaced one of these before,” Bath Public Works employee Earl Hay said as he came down from the Bath Fire Department’s ladder truck with a burned out bulb. He replaced all four 1,000-watt bulbs on the pole at the center of the downtown shopping center parking lot, […]
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s-spcrowley-010909 Comedic 'Survivor' Crowley keeps crowd in stitches
SOUTH PORTLAND — Robert Crowley entertained an overflow crowd of more than 350 residents at the Community Center on Tuesday, “Bob Crowley Day” in the city. Men, women and children of all ages packed the center’s senior wing to hear tales from the 57-year-old physics teacher who beat 17 other competitors to take home the […]
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s-scargarden-010909 Scarborough man's First Garden idea gains ground
SCARBOROUGH — Avoiding garden metaphors and puns may be the biggest challenge when it comes to Scarborough resident Roger Doiron and his “Eat the View” campaign. Then again, he’s already used most of them to cultivate the support of those who share his desire to see President-elect Barack Obama and his family plant a vegetable […]