PORTLAND — Apothecary by Design, the independent pharmacy based in Bayside, has been sold to a privately held New York investment firm. “We want to continue to grow and advance, they are an excellent partner to provide that capital to do that,” Mark McAuliffe, Apothecary by Design chief executive, said Monday about the sale to BelHealth Investment Partners. […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth to seal Knight’s Pond purchase
CUMBERLAND — Thanks to a bridge loan from two local land trusts, the purchase and preservation of Knight’s Pond/Blueberry Hill by Cumberland and North Yarmouth is expected to be consummated next month. The Trust for Public Land, the Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust, and the Royal River Conservation Trust have worked with the two towns […]
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METRO buses to make 4 stops in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — The Town Council finalized an agreement with the Greater Portland Transit District for METRO bus service to Portland. Councilors on Sept. 17 also voted to keep the Bridge Street dam instead of having it removed. The vote to proceed with the bus service was unanimous, with an amendment stipulating there will be no advertising […]
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Greater Portland Landmarks lists 5 new ‘Places in Peril’
PORTLAND — From granite blocks in the city’s West End, to the church towering over Parkside, to a one-room school house in Cumberland, this year’s “Places in Peril” list covers history small and large. Released Monday ahead of nonprofit Greater Portland Landmarks’ annual meeting, the list is both a warning and a celebration, GPL Executive Director […]
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Moulton wins election to North Yarmouth Board of Selectmen
NORTH YARMOUTH — Jim Moulton defeated Keith Thompson, 387-270, in a special election Monday to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen. Moulton will complete the final year of Clark Whittier’s term. Whittier resigned June 30. Moulton was most recently elected to the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors in 2012 and served a term […]
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2 men facing Bath vandalism charges apologize via alternative justice program
BATH — Two men arrested last December for allegedly vandalizing the former Huse School are trying to atone for their mistakes through the Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast. Daniyil Klimov and Zachary Lambert, both in their early 20s, are performing 176 hours of community service, are making restitution, and have written public letters of […]
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Portland students join the fight against invasive aquatic species
PORTLAND — When the Department of Environmental Protection called for help, seventh-graders at King Mddle School answered. The DEP asked a group of students at the school to build 35 submersible, remotely operated vehicles to investigate invasive species of aquatic plants. The students began building the frames of the devices this week, using plastic pipes […]
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Bowdoin College, Brunswick leaders meet about ‘uptick’ in racial slurs
BRUNSWICK — Incidents in which racial slurs were allegedly shouted at Bowdoin College students and faculty near the school’s campus spurred the college’s president to warn college community and prompted a meeting among college, town and law enforcement officials. “Over the last few months several members of our community – students, student guests, staff and faculty […]
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Cumberland Fair celebrates agricultural heritage starting Sept. 27
CUMBERLAND — The county celebrates its agricultural roots and the beginning of autumn with the 144th annual Cumberland County Fair from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. Children 12 and younger get in for free, while adults pay $10 each day, and seniors pay $3 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 1. Most buildings are open […]
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In Portland, Clinton touts Obama links, rips ‘failed’ GOP policies
PORTLAND — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an adoring crowd Friday that the United States will return to what she called the failed Republican policies of trickle-down economics unless voters keep a Democrat in the White House in 2016. “I want the American people to understand what the choice is,” said Clinton. “(Republicans) want […]