PORTLAND — The School Board has authorized borrowing just over $2 million from the state to cover the cost of capital projects that have been on the district’s to-do list for nearly three years. The money, if it’s ultimately approved by the state, would come from the School Revolving Renovation Fund that’s administered by the […]
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Casco Bay Lines opts not to change ferry schedules – yet
A proposal to change the Peaks Island ferry schedule has failed and decision to change ferry schedules to other islands delayed until later this month.
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Freeze frame: students taking snapshots of life at Casco Bay High
The high school in Portland has turned to student photographers to tell its story.
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Art exchange program bridges gap between U.S. and Japan
Artists from the Portland area will travel to Japan this month for the first time to launch the latest Maine-Aomori Printmaking Society exhibition.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath celebrates fall, fellowship with Autumnfest
The event will focus on Citizen Involvement Day, with a host of events offered for all ages.
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North Yarmouth installs bollards, potted plants to stymie Village Center speeding
The measures will be tested through the end of this month, and a public input session is to follow in November.
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Pettengill Farm Day celebrates rustic land’s 200-year legacy in Freeport
The Freeport Historical Society invites the public to the historic saltbox on Oct. 6.
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Greater Portland Landmarks announces 2019 Places in Peril
Fire stations, two USM buildings and historic coastal structures make the list, but not without some pushback.
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After Japanese exchange program nearly ends, Bath sends new ambassador
Supporters say the annual cost is worth what the city and its students get in return.
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Harvest Fest caps off Peaks Island museum project
The Fifth Maine Museum is now focusing on interior projects.