YARMOUTH — After closing two satellite sites used just for recycling, the Town Council is now offering an alternative. Like many local communities, Yarmouth is struggling with contamination issues in its recycling loads, which is costing the town money. On May 1 the town closed the two satellite locations on Route 88 and on Route 1. […]
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Cumberland to move compost, brush, sand, salt operations
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved moving the town’s compost and brush operations, and its sand and salt sheds. Long located at the Public Works garage on Drowne Road, the uses have drawn complaints from residents of the neighboring Village Green development. The compost and brush pad will be moved to a […]
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Portland council picks Riverton for new homeless shelter
PORTLAND — After months of deliberations, the divided City Council Monday took a first step toward relocating the city’s homeless shelter to Riverton. By a 5-4 vote, councilors decided to build a new shelter on city-owned property at 654 Riverside St. They urged the Health and Human Services Committee to begin a policy discussion about who […]
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Portland shows ‘remarkable’ support for asylum-seekers
PORTLAND — Residents across southern Maine responded to ensure asylum-seekers who recently came to the city have the immediate support they need. But now, a week after opening the Portland Exposition Building to shelter more than 200 people, the city is looking at ways to provide for the new immigrants on a more permanent basis. While […]
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Falmouth students cook up much-needed service project
FALMOUTH — Something as simple as having a pot to cook with can make a big difference for some families. But demand for items like pots and pans is now exceeding the donations received by St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry at St. Luke’s Cathedral in Portland. So students in the Community Service Club at Falmouth Middle School […]
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Rain, runoff no obstacle for Portland 4th graders
PORTLAND — The community gardens at Riverton Elementary School have a water problem. So, fourth grade students at the school stepped in to create a new rain garden that’s designed to collect and absorb excess water. The students and their partners on the project, including the Cumberland County Soil and Water District, Maine Audubon and the […]
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Hospice launches new Scarborough center
SCARBOROUGH — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins delivered remarks at the groundbreaking of a nearly $6 million, 14,550-square-foot hospice center on June 13, praising the importance of the new space as the demand for end-of-life services in Maine increases. According to a June 14 press release, the space at 390 U.S. Route 1 will serve as […]
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Portland school urges students to go fly kites, among other things
PORTLAND — Kite flying has a long and storied history. Kites have also been used for military and scientific purposes, from signaling and observation to measuring atmospheric conditions. Last week students at Lyman Moore Middle School learned all this and more as they built their own kites, part of a day dedicated to allowing students the […]
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Portland Symphony returns to July 4 celebration
PORTLAND — Independence Day in the city this year will be a little bit different, and at the same time familiar. Shamrock Sports & Entertainment, an international sports marketing firm on Commercial Street, is teaming up with the city, the Portland Symphony Orchestra and local businesses to produce Portland Pops on Thursday, July 4. For close […]
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Portland entrepreneur pedals his way to peddling cheesesteaks
PORTLAND — The city’s newest food truck is not a truck at all. Last month, Portland resident Peter Murphy launched Rebel Cheesesteaks, a mobile food cart powered by an electric bicycle. Murphy, 29, said he has always dreamed of operating his own small business, and as a native of Princeton, New Jersey – near Philadelphia – grew up […]