WESTBROOK — Physicians are trying to find new offices and thousands of patients are looking for new doctors as Maine Centers for Healthcare prepares to shut down next month. Dr. Owen Pickus, who owns the practice and the building, is retiring and closing the operation as of June 1. The 29,000-square medical office building at […]
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Lewiston gift designer adds Freeport boutique
FREEPORT — When Sarah Legare started making purses for friends at her kitchen table, she had no idea her hobby would become a business that takes her all the way to the Emmys. Fast forward 10 years and the Lewiston mom has expanded her business, EllieAnna, to a second shop at 114 Main St. in Freeport. […]
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Bids to fix Portland's Lyseth School come in millions above estimates
PORTLAND — Lyseth Elementary School is the latest city project to get a harsh math lesson. Members of a district-wide building committee and the Lyseth building committee will meet at the school, 175 Auburn St., at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, to discuss how to move forward after two bids for the school’s renovation were at […]
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Durham's 'Mini Mao' powers her way through life
DURHAM — Mahlia Schneck’s life changed in 2015 when she moved to Durham from Connecticut after her father landed a job in Portland. She started playing sled hockey, despite never setting foot on the ice before. Schneck now plays for the New England Warriors, a program that is a chapter of the USA Warriors. It consists of […]
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C-SPAN honors documentaries by Freeport students
FREEPORT — Five Freeport Middle School eighth graders were honored Tuesday for winning awards in C?SPAN’s annual Student Cam documentary competition. Alexander Dawson, Zane Aguiar and Will Morris placed third of 150 entries in the national competition for their video “The American Idea.” The trio won a $750 prize. “The American Idea” outlines what it […]
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Falmouth provides growth data; council OKs budget
FALMOUTH — As the Town Council continues to wrestle with resolving growth and density issues that have dogged it for the past year, residents are continuing to ask questions about the data being referenced. In the past several months the website Save Falmouth, which has now expanded to include a newsletter, has disseminated information arguing that […]
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Portland school budget in city councilors’ hands
PORTLAND — City councilors on Monday accepted the fiscal year 2020 school budget for review, appropriated donations made to the Community Support Fund and approved federal grant spending. Before the meeting, Councilor Spencer Thibodeau’s planned absence was questioned by the local Democratic Socialists of America. Councilor Brian Batson also missed the meeting. The $117.8 million education […]
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Portland parent interpreters provide lifeline between schools, new Mainers
PORTLAND — For more than three decades a group of city residents have worked to ensure that families who don’t speak English can be as engaged in and informed as anyone about the school life of their children. The Parent Community Specialists who work with the Multilingual & Multicultural Center at the Portland Public Schools can […]
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Girl Scouts go green at L.L. Bean
Despite rainy and foggy weather on Saturday, April 20, the GreenME Up event hosted by Girl Scouts of Maine at L.L. Bean in Freeport celebrated Earth Day and brought out scores of girls and their families. There were more than two dozen stations that taught specific skills or provided information about the health of the […]
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Portland hotel plan passes muster with preservation panel
PORTLAND — A rooftop trellis helped sway Historic Preservation Board members April 17 when they reviewed the Fathom Cos.’ plans for a hotel at 1 Center St. “I’m excited for this project; I think it is going to be a great addition to Commercial Street,” board member Robert O’Brien said before the vote to grant a […]