YARMOUTH — Two local students have been diagnosed with viral meningitis. The first reported case was at Harrison Middle School; last week, a Yarmouth High School student was diagnosed, too. Superintendent of Yarmouth Schools Andrew Dolloff alerted parents throughout the district on Oct. 2. On Tuesday he said the students aren’t related and he doesn’t believe […]
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Portland City Council approves landlord registration fees
PORTLAND — Landlords will be paying $15-$35 per unit annually beginning Jan. 1, 2016, after city councilors on Monday approved a registration fee schedule. The City Council also approved the sale of the former Adams School parking lot at 65 Munjoy St. for redevelopment as affordable housing, and 3 percent salary increases for Corporation Counsel Danielle […]
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Election 2015: Trio of candidates in Portland City Council District 2
PORTLAND — Three candidates are running to replace departing City Councilor David Marshall in District 2. Rob Korobkin, of 85 Fessenden St., and Spencer Thibodeau, of 69 Pitt St., are political newcomers. Wells Lyons, of 97 Danforth St., is in his third council campaign. Korobkin, 29, teaches computer skills part time at Baxter Academy, and has worked as a […]
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Falmouth adds paint, food compost to recycling options
FALMOUTH — There are two new recycling programs at the town transfer station, for paint and food waste. The Woods Road station is now a drop-off facility where residents can deposit unused paint and paint products. According to the town’s website, there are several acceptable and unacceptable products. The product must be in its original […]
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Portland police say man impersonated cop, sexually assaulted woman
PORTLAND — A 57-year-old man faces two criminal charges after allegedly demanding sex from a woman while he posed as a police officer. Gary Mariner, who police said is a Lyman resident, but is listed as living at 28 Elm St. in Sanford on Cumberland County Jail intake logs, was arrested Oct. 1, according to an […]
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Mayoral candidates debate Brennan’s record, Portland’s future
PORTLAND — While challengers Ethan Strimling and Tom MacMillan challenged it, Mayor Michael Brennan stood firmly behind his record during the first debate of the mayoral campaign. Held at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Hall at 519 Congress St. Sept. 30, the 90-minute debate featured questions asked by the moderator, former state Rep. Herb Adams, D-Portland, […]
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From Somalia to North Yarmouth, radio star settles into new American life
NORTH YARMOUTH — Abdi Nor Iftin’s journey to Maine started in a tiny shack in Mogadishu, Somalia, watching Arnold Schwarzenegger in “The Terminator.” It was there, packed in a room with about 30 other people, that he learned his first three English words: “I’ll be back.” At an event at SPACE gallery in Portland Oct. 1, Abdi […]
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Documentary film shot in Portland to premiere at USM
PORTLAND — The journey from the Masonic Temple at 415 Congress St. to Hannaford Hall at the University of Southern Maine does not typically take 15 months. But that’s how long it took “Enough to Live On, the Art of the WPA,” a documentary filmed at the temple in June 2014 that will premier at USM Thursday, […]
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Portland bank robbery run continues, despite arrests
PORTLAND — Four days after police announced the arrest of suspects in a string of bank robberies dating back to May, the TD Bank at 1410 Congress St. was robbed at gunpoint. Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said the robbery occurred at 8:10 a.m. Oct. 3. The robber displayed a handgun and allegedly threatened a customer […]
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Welcome to Wal-Mart: For weary travelers, Maine parking lots make good campgrounds
BRUNSWICK — During the day, the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Bath Road in Brunswick buzzes with shoppers. But when the sun sets over the asphalt, one patch on the northern edge turns into a campground. At just after 5 p.m. Sept. 29, two drivers pulled their campers side-by-side into this spot. They’d just driven […]