PORTLAND — The School Board will form a task force to examine the needs of transgender students. Chairwoman Marnie Morrione said at the board’s June 7 meeting that the School Department “welcomes the opportunity” to be inclusive. “The main objective is to ensure all our students feel as comfortable as possible in our schools,” Morrione […]
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Anchors aweigh for 2 new Portland Harbor passenger-boat services
PORTLAND — Two homecomings are providing new ways to get around Casco Bay this summer. Neil Kinner, a Peaks Island native who spent the summer of 2015 in the “other” Portland, has launched Maine BayCycle, which provides pedal-powered paddle-boat tours of the harbor. Portland resident Ben Graffius, meanwhile, has made his living as the captain of […]
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Portland students get up-close look at sailing, sustainability
PORTLAND — The Maine Wharf may not be a conventional classroom, but that’s what it was for 150 students last week. Students from four schools came to the wharf at 68 Commercial St. on June 9 to learn about sustainability, sailing, and the ecological challenges facing the ocean. As part of the final leg of […]
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Festival-goers fill Portland’s Old Port
Thousands took to the streets of Portland on Sunday, June 12, to enjoy rides, games, food, music and shopping at the 43rd annual Old Port Festival. This was the scene looking west on Federal Street from Exchange Street. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster)
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Ballet takes Falmouth students 'Behind the Curtain'
FALMOUTH — Second-graders on a recent trip to the ballet were anything but spectators. The annual “Behind the Curtain” visit to Maine State Ballet’s headquarters on U.S. Route 1 was a chance to learn what goes into a production, from set and costume design to dancing. Linda Miele, artistic director of the ballet, said the […]
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Cumberland council to consider moratorium on lighted signs
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council next week will hold a public hearing on an ordinance that would prohibit any new internally illuminated signs for six months. Signs that are lit from within are prohibited everywhere in town, except those grandfathered on properties like Greely High School, where the use predates the town’s sign ordinance, Town […]
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Falmouth officers carry a special torch
Police officers participate in the Special Olympics Torch Run June 8 on Route 1 in Falmouth. Portland officers brought the torch to the Martin’s Point Bridge, where it was handed off to Falmouth officers. The runners, with a police escort, ran the torch to the Cumberland town line, where it was again handed off, on […]
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Transformation of South Portland armory to begin
SOUTH PORTLAND — Construction at the former Maine Army National Guard Armory is expected to start early next week. Transformation of the dilapidated, historic building at 682 Broadway into an Irving gas station and convenience store is expected to be complete by Thanksgiving, David Latulippe, vice president of Priority Real Estate Group, said Thursday. The project […]
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Success of unique South Portland congregate home may lead to expansion
SOUTH PORTLAND — An expansion of a private congregate living facility for disabled adults is being proposed in Knightville. Mary Chris Semrow, one of the parents who initiated the project, is part of a group proposing to expand the care offered at 20 E St. to the house next door, at 14 E St. More than […]
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South Portland city manager's resignation unexpected, but not surprising
SOUTH PORTLAND — After being employed by the city for more than a quarter of a century, City Manager Jim Gailey resigned Wednesday for a lower-paying job with the county. Gailey said he will leave his $123,000-a-year post in late July to become assistant county manager for Cumberland County, where his annual salary will be $106,000. […]