PORTLAND — A $29.7 million bond to replace Fred P. Hall School will go before city voters on April 5. The referendum election date and bond amount were unanimously approved Feb. 17 by the City Council. All but $1.39 million of the estimated construction cost will be reimbursed by the state Department of Education. Councilor […]
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South Portland street likely to go back to 2-way traffic
SOUTH PORTLAND — Most city councilors expressed support Monday for returning Ocean Street between D and E streets in Knightville to two-way traffic, with parallel parking on both sides of the street. A formal vote is scheduled for the March 7 City Council meeting. Mayor Tom Blake and Councilors Claude Morgan, Eben Rose, Maxine Beecher and […]
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‘Hoarders’ TV show enlists Falmouth, Portland businesses
FALMOUTH — When the reality television show “Hoarders” came to Maine last year to film an episode for its eighth season, producers enlisted some local help for the cleanup effort. Falmouth- and Auburn-based ServiceMaster Restore and Clean was asked to lead the cleanup of the featured home, with help from Portland-based OrganizeMe. The one-hour episode, […]
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Full Portland Co. development could take a decade
PORTLAND — New development on 10 acres of eastern waterfront property is likely a year away, Portland Co. co-owner Jim Brady said Feb. 19. “It takes a number of months of work at a minimum before you can even make a site plan application,” Brady said after the City Council approved designating a portion of the […]
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Music, memories: West Bath radio mogul adds greater Portland, Lewiston stations
WEST BATH — At a time when many radio stations consider the “oldies” to be songs from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Bob Bittner is keeping the real oldies going strong. Having operated WJTO from his Berry’s Mill Pond studio since 1997, Bittner this month purchased his fifth and sixth stations – WLAM (AM 1470) in […]
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North Yarmouth to hold hearings on 2 school redevelopment proposals
NORTH YARMOUTH — The town will hold two public hearings next month on a pair of proposals concerning redevelopment of the former North Yarmouth Memorial School. Along with setting the hearing dates, the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 16 also voted 3-1 in favor of a slate of members for an ad-hoc building and design […]
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Falmouth 300th celebration planners seek public's input
FALMOUTH — Where does one even start to plan a celebration 300 years in the making? That’s where the public comes in. The year 2018 will mark the town’s 300th anniversary, and the ad hoc tercentennial committee is offering three ways to gather the public’s input on what kind of celebrations should be planned. Erin […]
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Portland substance use disorder committee begins anew
PORTLAND — Its name is new, its mission unchanged and its outlook displays fresh optimism. The subcommittee on substance use disorder met Feb. 18 in City Hall, the first time it has convened during Mayor Ethan Strimling’s administration and almost two years since the subcommittee on substance abuse was first formed by former Mayor Michael Brennan. […]
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Schools respond after Falmouth teenager takes his own life
FALMOUTH — An Inverness Road teenager died Wednesday of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, after police received several calls about the boy’s safety. Police Lt. John Kilbride said officers were told the 17-year-old had posted a message on Facebook about harming himself. He declined to identify the boy, who was at home at the time […]
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South Portland Councilor Rose accused of 'old cronyism politics'
SOUTH PORTLAND — A former city councilor and mayor on Wednesday said City Councilor Eben Rose tried to coerce her not to run for the state Legislature against City Councilor Brad Fox. Rosemarie De Angelis on Wednesday told the City Council she was harassed by Rose via email regarding her planned appointment to the Civil Service […]