Hundreds gathered in Monument Square in downtown Portland Sunday to show their support for refugees fleeing danger from overseas. Kirsten Daley, 19, of Biddeford, is holding the sign saying, “Will trade racists for refugees.”
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Making memories with menorahs
PORTLAND — Students at the Levey Day School are taking the holidays into their own hands. To celebrate Hanukkah, students at the school, which serves pre-kindergarten students through fifth-graders at 400 Deering Ave., have been building their own menorahs for the past two weeks from recycled materials. Diana Kovinsky, who teaches Hebrew and Judaic studies […]
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Liaison added to Portland fight against opioid abuse
PORTLAND — It began almost 20 months ago with stark statistics about substance abuse and city crime. On Dec. 2, Police Chief Michael Sauschuck announced a new way to combat those problems. “We have to change the way we do business,” Sauschuck said as he announced the new Law Enforcement Addiction Advocacy Program. The program will […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough school chief Entwistle to retire
SCARBOROUGH — Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle III on Thursday announced his resignation and retirement from public education. Entwistle, in a letter delivered to the School Board at its Dec. 3 meeting, said his resignation will take effect June 30, 2016. “It is with some mixed emotions that I advise you … that it is my […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland councilor who used private email skips right-to-know meeting
SOUTH PORTLAND — Emails sent from February through late November show City Councilor Brad Fox engaged in at least 125 discussions with councilors and the city manager about a pending application for a liquid petroleum gas storage depot at Rigby Rail Yard. Fox used a private email account, instead of the city account required by council rules. […]
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Cape Elizabeth town manager thinks, acts globally and locally
CAPE ELIZABETH — When Town Manager Mike McGovern isn’t working on town budgets and attending Town Council meetings, he’s traveling the world. But the Cape Elizabeth resident isn’t taking luxurious vacations. He’s meeting with world leaders, helping raise millions of dollars, and working to eradicate polio. McGovern has been involved in Rotary International since 1986, when […]
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Scarborough advances zoning to promote housing diversity
SCARBOROUGH — A proposal that would allow more affordable and diverse housing in the Oak Hill and Dunstan Landing neighborhoods received preliminary Town Council approval Wednesday. The proposed zoning changes for the Town and Village Centers District would allow more multi-family housing, Town Planner Dan Bacon told councilors at the Dec. 2 meeting. “The town has been […]
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Fundraising complete for Fort Williams children's garden in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — With help from the South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, the Fort Williams Park Foundation has raised enough money to build a children’s garden next spring. The club on Nov. 11 presented the foundation with a check for $5,000, which brought the foundation to its $400,000 goal. The Rotary Club also donated $17,500 for […]
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Cape Elizabeth council spitballs wide range of goals
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council this week discussed communication, the Greenbelt trail system, and walkability and pedestrian access as part of its goal-setting process. Aside from goals mentioned by many councilors, suggestions regarding cellular phone service and a ban on plastic bags were discussed briefly during the Dec. 1 workshop. One of the more frequently […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath council re-elects Eosco, Brackett; OKs parking ban
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously elected Councilor Mari Eosco to a third year as chairwoman. Councilors also gave final approval to a parking ban on Dummer Street Court. Eosco, believed to be the panel’s first chairwoman, completed the term of the late Councilor Jack Hart in 2007 before winning her first full […]