PORTLAND — A photo exhibit spotlights the perspective of Portland High School students who were asked to consider how outside influences – from advertising to social media to family expectations – could impact their decision to use drugs or other substances. The exhibit will be at the Portland Public Library throughout the month of May and will be […]
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Future of Portland's Western Promenade up for discussion
PORTLAND — It has been home to carriage trails, gardens, a toboggan run and even a ski jump. But it’s what comes next for the Western Promenade that concerned about 20 people at a public meeting at Reiche School April 25. “There are no design decisions being made,” Kyle Zick of Boston-based KZLA landscape architects said when […]
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Chebeague Island opens renovated school
Chebeague Island celebrated the grand opening April 22 of its newly renovated school, which was built in 1953 and serves 22 students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. Superintendent Mike Pulsifer said the $1.6 million project fixed a leaky roof and made the school compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, among other improvements. Pulsifer said […]
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Police hope to forge gun givebacks by Mainers
PORTLAND — Nine cities and towns from Brunswick to Wells are looking to turn guns into plowshares. “Throw them out and clean up your home,” Yarmouth Town Councilor Tim Shannon said Monday about the May 11 Guns to Garden Tools drop-off program that will collect old, unwanted or unused weapons and turn them into garden tools. The […]
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Cumberland-Gray House race pits former legislator against businessman
CUMBERLAND — Two candidates with strong ties to the town are competing in a special legislative election June 11 in state House District 45. They hope to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. Democrat and former state […]
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Welcome to Cumberland: Town to hold annual resident orientation
CUMBERLAND — After being away from Maine for 12 years and moving back from Washington, D.C., in 2016, James Mallar and his young family were relative strangers in town – but not for long. Thanks to the launch in May 2017 of Cumberland’s New Resident Orientation open house, the Mallars got to know many town […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Spring cleaning for Scarborough Marsh
Kerry Hall of Scarborough picks up trash in the Scarborough Marsh on Sunday, April 28, during the annual Earth Day Cleanup organized by Maine Audubon with help from Friends of Scarborough Marsh and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Linda Woodard, director of the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, said approximately 100 volunteers participated […]
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SAD 75 board OKs budget amid turbulent teacher salary talks
TOPSHAM — About 130 School Administrative District 75 teachers crowded into Thursday’s School Board meeting to demand salaries more in line with surrounding districts. Wearing crimson “Red for Ed(ucation)” shirts, they at first filled the hallways then flooded into a meeting room at Mt. Ararat High School to show their desire for better pay as […]
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Films in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough tackle anxiety, social media
SCARBOROUGH — The non-profit organization EmpowerME is helping to facilitate discussion around social media use and anxiety by screening films produced and directed by Scilla Andreen, CEO of IndieFlix. “Angst” will be showing at Cape Elizabeth High School on Friday, April 26, from 6-7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with health experts. This film […]
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South Portland seeks money from settlement with oil storage company
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Tuesday unanimously asked the federal government to increase its proposed financial settlement with Global Partners LLC. Councilors also want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to give the money to the city, rather than keeping it in federal coffers. The action came in response to a consent decree between […]