BRUNSWICK — The merger of Mid Coast Hospital and Parkview Adventist Medical Center was approved Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland. According to a press release from Mid Coast, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Peter Cary approved the private sale of much of Parkview’s campus to Mid Coast, the key financial mechanism in Parkview’s “pre-packaged” bankruptcy plan. […]
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South Portland hires new assistant city manager
SOUTH PORTLAND — Fairfield’s town manager will be the new assistant city manager. City Manager Jim Gailey announced the hiring of Joshua Reny Wednesday afternoon, saying he is “thrilled” to have Reny join city staff. Reny will go to work in South Portland at the end of September, at an annual salary of $80,000. He replaces Jon […]
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Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Jamie Wagner slow to make lease payments to town
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council next month will decide whether to renew an office-space lease with Councilor Jamie Wagner, who has a record of late payments. Wagner has leased town-owned office space at 343 Ocean House Road for his law office since October 2010. According to Town Manager Mike McGovern, Wagner’s lease is up this October; […]
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Scarborough council supports tax shelter for affordable housing project
SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a 17-year tax increment financing district for an affordable housing project planned at the historic Southgate House property. Councilors also gave the initial OK for a plan to make it easier to establish small and boutique manufacturing businesses in town, and appropriated funds to preserve and move […]
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South Portland, Portland seek studies for new transportation corridors
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city has submitted a grant application for studies with the intention of eventually increasing pedestrian and bicycle access, and building an additional east-west thoroughfare. The city applied for the money in a joint application with Portland through the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee, which distributes federal and state money for transportation projects […]
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Brunswick hospitals await bankruptcy judge’s merger decision
TOPSHAM — Depending on a bankruptcy court decision possible this week, Parkview and Mid Coast hospitals of Brunswick are set to merge. Parkview Adventist Medical Center filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection June 15. The hospital’s “pre-packaged” bankruptcy plan involves merging with nearby Mid Coast Hospital to form a new Mid Coast-Parkview Health System. Since […]
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South Portland’s new school chief eyes combined, ‘world-class’ middle school
SOUTH PORTLAND — New Superintendent of Schools Ken Kunin, who has been on the job for less than a month, already has big plans for the upcoming school year. Kunin was hired in April to succeed former Superintendent Suzanne Godin, who held the post for nearly 10 years before announcing her resignation last November. He signed […]
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Cape Elizabeth kindergarten growth requires another teacher
CAPE ELIZABETH — A new kindergarten teacher has been hired at Pond Cove Elementary School for the 2015-2016 school year because of higher enrollment. Kaili Gallant will start this fall in a one-year position. The first-year teacher said she was hired so there’d be a better student-to-teacher ratio. “To keep the class sizes reasonable for […]
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Opponent of Harpswell beach access puts property up for sale
HARPSWELL — Cedar Beach property owner Betsy Atkins, who is appealing a court ruling allowing public access to the beach, is selling her home. Atkins, through her Florida-based real estate company Gables LLC, bought the home and road leading to Cedar Beach from the Abrahamson family in 2014. The Abrahamsons were the original defendants in a public […]
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Pingree picks ticks in Cape Elizabeth to draw attention to disease threats
CAPE ELIZABETH — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree joined researchers from Maine Medical Center on Monday to look for ticks at Crescent Beach State Park. Researchers from the Vector-borne disease laboratory at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute on Aug. 17 swept an area of woods at the state park to find ticks with Lyme disease […]