FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday continued its conversation on how unanticipated education funding from the state should best be used. Councilors didn’t take action, and acknowledged that use of the nearly $522,000 falls under the jurisdiction of the School Board. The council also unanimously approved a plan for a single-story, 500-square-foot building addition […]
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Portland councilors grapple with new assistance funding questions
PORTLAND — As City Councilors prepare to vote on establishing a fund to help some immigrants left ineligible for General Assistance, they are also aware of its limits. “The one thing we know is there is an insufficient amount of money to run a really good program,” Councilor Jon Hinck said in a two-hour council workshop […]
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Cumberland officials blast Rep. Timmons' reversal on conservation bonds
CUMBERLAND — Town officials this week pilloried state Rep. Mike Timmons, R-Cumberland, for reversing his position and not voting to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the release of conservation bonds. Some of those funds were earmarked for the local purchase and preservation of Knight’s Pond. The Town Council in February approved contributing $300,000 from […]
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Portland Lights Festival shifted to Maine State Pier
PORTLAND — A multi-act music festival planned Saturday, Aug. 8, on the Eastern Promenade has been moved to the Maine State Pier. Herb Ivy of Townsquare Media said Tuesday the shift was made because the pier is now available and better suited for the festival. “(The pier has) all the infrastructure there and is an amazing on-the-water […]
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Portland board moving forward on India Street historic district
PORTLAND — A smaller-than-originally planned India Street Historic District is the preferred choice for the city Historic Preservation Board. City Historic Preservation Manager Deb Andrews on Monday said she will prepare a revised district map for consideration by the board when it meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The proposed district would still encompass historic sites […]
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Retiring Portland Principal Michael McCarthy 'proud of what we have accomplished at King'
PORTLAND — After nearly three decades at the helm of King Middle School, Principal Michael McCarthy is retiring. McCarthy, who has been principal at the 92 Deering Ave. school since 1988, announced last week that he would step down effective Sept. 1. A search for his replacement is underway. In a press release from the […]
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Portland drug addiction, overdose rates exceed the rest of Maine
PORTLAND — An expert on the state’s increasing problem with opioids said the problem is complex, and worse in Portland than the rest of the state. “I’m urging you not to try and simplify it, because it is not simple,” Marcella Sorg told the Mayor’s Subcommittee on Substance Abuse on July 16. A research associate professor […]
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Freeport summer camp has girl power down to a science
FREEPORT — While most kids at summer camps expect to play outside or do arts and crafts, campers at Coastal Studies for Girls go to learn about science and the environment. CSG, at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, is a semester school for 10th-grade girls that focuses on marine sciences and leadership. Its summer camps offer younger […]
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Salt Institute of Portland explores Maine College of Art partnership
PORTLAND — The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies may be reborn in a partnership with Maine College of Art. Kimberly Curry, who leads Salt’s board of directors, on Monday said the group is in discussions with MECA that could involve locating somewhere on the art college’s campus while retaining its own brand and programs. “The […]
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Police arrest 2nd suspect in Portland recording studio murder
PORTLAND — Police on Monday arrested and charged a second man with murder and elevated aggravated assault in connection with a May 25 shooting at an Old Port recording studio. Police said officers from various agencies arrested 30-year-old Gang Deng Majok on Monday afternoon on Factory Island in Saco. They did not indicate whether Majok […]