SCARBOROUGH — For those who know Maddie Chen and her sunny disposition, it should come as no surprise that she aspires to be a pediatrician. “I’m kind of a floater,” Chen said Wednesday about her social behavior at school. “I try to go out of my way to talk to everybody, no matter what. That’s just […]
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New South Portland group hopes to bridge Knightville interests
SOUTH PORTLAND — In the wake of acrimony between some Knightville residents and business owners about the direction of traffic on Ocean Street, some are trying to heal the divide through a new neighborhood group. Bridging Knightville held its first meeting Wednesday evening at Verbena on Ocean Street, the day after the block between E and D […]
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‘End one way,’ indeed, in South Portland
South Portland Public Works Department employees scrub off lines for angled parking spaces on Ocean Street between D and E streets on Tuesday night, May 31. The City Council, at the request of some neighborhood residents, ordered the one-way block changed to two-way traffic, with parallel parking on both sides of the street. But a […]
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Bath City Council OKs $15.6M municipal budget
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $15.6 million budget for fiscal 2017. The panel also unanimously voted a second and final time to borrow up to $1.9 million for vehicles, equipment and infrastructure improvements. The bond issue received preliminary approval May 18. The council, which approved the budget without discussion as […]
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Class of 2016: Brunswick senior fights for youth justice
BRUNSWICK — Emma Nagler spends a couple days a month in a closed classroom, mediating between juveniles fighting a criminal record and their often angry parents or guardians. What may sound like a nightmare for some is actually a passion for Nagler, one she thinks might launch a career in criminal justice after college. Nagler is […]
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A supercentenarian: Freeport’s Doris Farrar celebrates her 110th
FREEPORT — Doris “Geta” Farrar looks forward to celebrating her 110th birthday with family and friends at the Hawthorne House on Monday, June 6. Farrar is among the state’s oldest residents, based on Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles state identification card and driver’s license records. But she doesn’t much care about that, or that the milestone […]
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Portland police seek suspect in 3 West End attacks
PORTLAND — Police are seeking a suspect they say assaulted three women in the last six weeks in the Congress Street area in the West End. Lt. James Sweatt said Wednesday the white man is believed to be about 30 years old, between 5 feet 7 inches and 6 feet tall, with long blond hair and […]
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School budgets go to voters in Scarborough, South Portland
SCARBOROUGH – Residents here and in South Portland will vote on their respective school budgets at the June 14 primary elections. Voters will also decide whether to continue approving the budgets by referendum for the next three years. Opting out would mean the school budgets would be adopted by elected municipal officials and the boards […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs reuse of Skolfield House
BRUNSWICK — Plans for a new assisted-living facility at the former Skolfield House on Cumberland Street received final approval from the Planning Board Tuesday night. Brunswick resident Amy McLellan can now begin remodeling the building, which has been vacant since October, into what she and contractor Dick Campbell call “the next generation of assisted living.” Plans […]
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Scarborough School Board to consider wide-ranging policy for transgender students
SCARBOROUGH — The School Board on Thursday night will consider guidelines for accommodating transgender students. The proposed policy, drafted by the Policy Committee of Chairwoman Donna Beeley and board members Kate Miles and Kelly Murphy, extends beyond the use of bathrooms. It includes definitions of key terms, such as gender identity and gender expression, as well […]