PORTLAND — On an early spring day with a storm approaching, there’s little traffic at the boat launch at East End Beach. But return on a weekend in the summer and the scene will be very different, according to Matthew Kennedy. “Demand is extremely high, particularly with use of kayaks and stand-up paddle boards,” Kennedy, president […]
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Bath mobile arts therapy program gets new 'ArtVan'
BATH — ArtVan, a mobile arts therapy initiative that offers programming in several communities, is hitting the streets with a new set of wheels. The Bath-based program, founded in 2004, provide free, year-round non-clinical art therapy workshops to under-resourced neighborhoods in Bath, Brunswick, Lewiston and Auburn. ArtVan also travels to Biddeford during the summer. “We […]
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Bath transfers ownership of Huse School for remediation work
BATH — The city has transferred ownership of the 74-year-old John E.L. Huse Memorial School to Bath Development Corp. The transfer will allow an environmental remediation of the former school building. The Andrews Road property will then be turned over to the Szanton Co., which plans to develop nearly 60 mixed-income residential apartments, with almost […]
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Cumberland Safe Passage fundraiser adds Latin-themed gala
CUMBERLAND — This year’s Safe Passage 5K will not be just a race. It will be a party. While the 12th annual event at Greely High School on Sunday, May 1, will feature both the race and a fun-run for children, new this year will be a Community Fiesta featuring a Cuban band and nachos […]
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Portland naturalization ceremony celebrates ‘richness of diversity’
PORTLAND — They came from all corners of the world, and on April 8 they all became Americans. Nearly 60 new citizens were sworn in at Lyman Moore Middle School Friday in a special naturalization ceremony conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The ceremony was also a learning experience for local students. Sixth-graders helped […]
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Forum on opioid use details horrors, hope
PORTLAND — More treatment, more education and more compassion were the themes April 6 at a community meeting on the battle against opioid addiction and overdoses. “This drug rewires their brains,” Durham resident David Cleveland said of his three children who are addicted to opioids. “All of (my children) have told me, ‘I never thought I’d get to a point where […]
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Cape Elizabeth teen hospitalized in critical condition after crash
CAPE ELIZABETH — A local teenager remained in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland Monday following a car crash Saturday morning. Cole Amorello, 17, a student at Cape Elizabeth High School, was the driver in a single-vehicle crash on southbound Old Ocean House Road at 5 a.m. on April 9. According to Police Department […]
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Movies returning to Falmouth; Front Room may follow
FALMOUTH — After a four-year absence, a movie theater is returning to town. On Monday the town announced that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Flagship Cinemas will take over the space formerly occupied by Regal Cinemas in the Falmouth Plaza on Route 1. And for those who like to do dinner and a movie, Portland Food Map reported Saturday […]
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Scarborough budget, 3.3% tax hike, sail over 1st hurdle
SCARBOROUGH — For a town where the budget process in recent years has been acrimonious, the Town Council’s first reading of the fiscal 2017 budget Wednesday night was surprisingly uneventful. Budgets presented at the April 6 meeting by Town Manager Tom Hall and Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle III were approved unanimously by councilors. One councilor […]
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Cape Elizabeth school chief search nears final phase
CAPE ELIZABETH — Final candidates will soon be selected for the next superintendent of schools. The School Board is on track to hire a new superintendent next month. The board conducted a second round of interviews this week after Meredith Nadeau, who has been with the School Department for five years, announced her resignation in January. Nadeau […]
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