Firefighters and wastewater staff save a canine trapped in a drain at Ocean View retirement community.
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Rabbi’s legacy will live on, friends and colleagues say
Harry Sky, a longtime leader in the Portland Jewish community, is remembered for his devotion to lifelong learning and civil rights and as “an intellectual giant.”
Singing officer tweaks ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’
Officer Jeremy Turner rewrites and sings the lyrics of “12 Days of Christmas” with a focus on law enforcement.
No. Yarmouth’s Ames Farm Center changes hands after nearly 50 years
John Ames opened the farm and animal supply store in 1971.
Bath offering up to $300K in matching grants for building facade improvements
The funds, which come from a tax increment financing district and not taxes, will be available in the next 3 years.
So. Portland medical marijuana storefront OK’d
The facility will take over office space at 700 Broadway.
South Portland Land Trust honors founder with environmental leadership award
Tom Blake has won the award named for him.
Cape approves subdivision at town center project
CAPE ELIZABETH — Plans for a village-style subdivision are moving forward as phase one of a proposal to build a town-centered project received Planning Board and Town Council approval. Dentist David Jacobson is proposing Ocean House Common, a four-lot subdivision that would include a town green on a 4-acre lot at 326 Ocean House Road, […]
Harpswell woman embarks on new ministry at Cumberland church
Allison Smith took the reins of the Congregational Church in Cumberland in October.
RSU 5 vacancy filled following sudden resignation
FREEPORT — A repatriated Mainer who earned a doctorate in public education from Oxford University in London was unanimously appointed to the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors to fill a seat unexpectedly vacated last week when Lindsay Sterling resigned. “I’ve been very interested in the development of public education for the public good. […]