PORTLAND — All three School Board members whose terms are expiring are seeking re-election in November. So far, two of them have potential challengers in a pair of brother-and-sister candidates. Nominating petitions became available June 30. As of July 24, several candidates have taken out papers, which cannot be returned before Aug. 11. Board Chairwoman […]
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Portland poised to acquire 43 acres to protect Capisic Brook
PORTLAND — A proposed $800,000 land deal off Warren Avenue could hasten improvements to Capisic Brook, one of the city’s longest waterways. On Monday, Aug. 3, the City Council will vote on the purchase of 42.5 acres of land behind Happy Wheels and other businesses in the 300 block of Warren Avenue. The acquisition received a […]
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North Yarmouth selectmen OK development vote ballot language
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen on July 21 unanimously approved special Town Meeting warrant language for a ballot question that will decide the future of the Village Center. Selectmen previously voted that North Yarmouth Memorial School – closed last year – will be redeveloped as a municipal and community campus. The town would sell its […]
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Falmouth ice cream stand a mother-daughter enterprise
FALMOUTH — These hot summer days just got little bit cooler, thanks to a mother-daughter business dishing out Maine-made ice cream. Mainely Ice Cream operates out of Nina’s Variety at 125 Bucknam Road, and serves up Sanford-based Shain’s of Maine ice cream. Robin Williams and her daughter Greta Van Curan opened their business July 1. […]
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State grants benefit several coastal projects
PORTLAND — Communities have been awarded almost $70,000 for marine-related projects by the Maine Coastal Program. Melissa Anson, a spokeswoman for the program, which is administered by the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, announced the grants in a press release July 23. Included in the Shore and Harbor Planning Grants are: • $10,000 for design and […]
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Portland to host national hunger panel
PORTLAND — The public is invited to testify Thursday, July 30, when the National Commission on Hunger meets at the University of Southern Maine. Among those addressing the 10-member commission appointed by Congress will be Mayor Michael Brennan, state Department of Health & Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, state Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, Good Shepherd Food Bank President Kristen Miale, […]
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Portland programs get federal HUD grants
PORTLAND — Federal grants totaling $2.78 million will be used to fund low-income city housing programs, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced July 23. The grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development include $1.8 million in Community Development Block Grants, $821,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and a $162,000 Emergency Solutions Grant. […]
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Alleged Freeport bank robber arrested after Portland chase
PORTLAND — A city man faces an array of state and federal charges after being arrested Thursday afternoon following a foot chase near the University of Southern Maine. Jimmy Odong, 25, was charged with robbery in connection with the carjacking of a woman on Baxter Boulevard on July 17. He also was charged by the […]
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Jury: Freeport activist owes $14.5M in sex abuse defamation case
PORTLAND — A jury decided Thursday that a Freeport advocate for children sexually abused by clergy was reckless and negligent in publicly accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of molesting children in his care. The jury awarded Michael Geilenfeld and an affiliated nonprofit, Hearts with Haiti, $14.5 million in damages for harm to his and the […]
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South Portland resident leads effort to reclaim Pope Preserve as city park
SOUTH PORTLAND — What began as a desire to circumvent a parking lot when approaching the Greenbelt Walkway has become a robust effort to a build a park. Dan Hogan, of E Street in Knightville, said he and his wife like to run on the Greenbelt, but never enjoyed having to start or finish in the […]