PORTLAND — City Councilors on Monday, Nov. 16, are expected to vote on a feasibility plan to return two-way traffic to State and High streets. But the plan itself and the definition of “feasibility” remain sources of contention between supporters and City Manager Jon Jennings. Jennings said Tuesday that critical areas have not been fully addressed, […]
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Cumberland council tables proposal to expand growth zone
CUMBERLAND — With two members absent, the Town Council on Monday tabled a vote on proposed amendments to a growth area in the center of town. The area, which lies mostly in the Medium Density Residential zone, is one of three in town where growth is being encouraged. The amendment would expand that area to the […]
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After 25 years, family, police still seek clues in unsolved Portland homicide
PORTLAND — Norway resident Kyle Sampson visited 64 Pine St. in the West End for the first time Monday afternoon. It was not a social visit. He wants to know who killed his father in the block between Brackett and West streets 25 years ago. “This is a murder, it took someone’s life. It took […]
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There won’t be another Camelot: Portland’s largest residential property for sale
PORTLAND — Camelot Farm, the closest thing to home on the range inside city limits, is for sale. The 45-acre farm at 1700 Westbrook St., which has been in the Rogers family for 55 years, is the largest tract of residential land in Portland. It’s expected to have a family friendly future, with housing instead of […]
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Topsham to hold meetings on Community Fund, planning
TOPSHAM — Two meetings about framing the town’s future will be held this month. The Topsham Community Fund Committee will host a workshop at the Municipal Building at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. The group seeks input from the public on funding for a bicycle-pedestrian trail extension, a Lower Village park, signs in the historic […]
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Portland, state reject ethics complaint by Question 2 proponents
PORTLAND — An ethics complaint filed by supporters of failed referendum Question 2 was rejected by the city clerk and will not be considered by the state ethics commission. “I have reviewed the substance of your letter and Maine Law, and I have found no violations in the Maine Media Collective and Portland’s Future’s 11 day […]
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Portland a growth area for Millinocket-based learning disabilities agency
PORTLAND — When it was founded in the early 1960s, Katahdin Friends was a small, community effort that provided a school for children with intellectual disabilities around Millinocket. After expanding its services over the decades, KFI has followed the population shift from northern Maine to the southern part of the state. The agency recently began expanding […]
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North Yarmouth faces cost of implementing Question 2
NORTH YARMOUTH — The day after the Nov. 3 referendum vote on developing Village Center, the Board of Selectmen began discussing how to move forward. In an election that included dueling referendum questions and drew nearly half of registered voters, the majority supported Question 2, the result of a successful citizen petition. Question 1, backed […]
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Student hunger is foe of Portland's new school food service director
PORTLAND — Jane McLucas, the new food service director for Portland Public Schools, said she’s excited about the challenge that comes with the job. McLucas was introduced by interim Superintendent Jeanne Crocker at the Nov. 3 School Board meeting. She previously served as the food service director for the Norwood Public School system in Norwood, […]
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McAuley students take leaf(s) for Day of Service
Olivia Colleran, a freshman at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, rakes leaves in Evergreen Cemetery on Thursday, Nov. 5, during the school’s third annual All-School Day of Service. The students couldn’t have asked for a better day to spend a few hours outdoors. (Katie Johnson / For the Forecaster)