CUMBERLAND — The heirs to a Foreside Road beach property are appealing the dismissal of their Superior Court lawsuit against the town and a local land trust. The town purchased its portion of the property from a developer, Bateman Partners. While work has legally been underway on the developer’s piece of the land, a contractor […]
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Falmouth Food Pantry expands, along with demand
FALMOUTH — When the town’s food pantry started, it was a small operation behind Town Hall with two rooms and a hallway. But in the face of ever-increasing demand, the pantry has nearly doubled in size to accommodate the needs of families from Falmouth and beyond. Manager Nancy Lightbody said the pantry reopened on June […]
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Class of 2015: Greely High School grad will work with at-risk youth
CUMBERLAND — While many of his Greely High School classmates will head to college in a few months, Ben Ray’s next year will be spent working with at-risk children in New Hampshire. Following the gap year, the Cumberland resident will attend Bowdoin College. Ray, who will work with City Year New Hampshire, said there were […]
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Portland schools 'falling apart' as budget limits repairs
PORTLAND — The City Council and School Board finance committees agree there’s not enough money in the capital improvements budget to fund every desired project. At a joint meeting on May 28, City Councilor Nick Mavadones, who chairs the city’s finance committee, said both panels would have to “make tough choices” going forward about facilities […]
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Write-in creates 3-way race in North Yarmouth; no contests in Cumberland
NORTH YARMOUTH — Although two candidates are on the June 9 election ballot for one open seat on the Board of Selectmen, a write-in candidate has made it a three-way race. The choice between ballot candidates Harold Stoddard and Keith Thompson, and write-in candidate Jeanne Chadbourne, is the town’s only contested election. No one submitted […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth to vote on school budget
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 voters go to the polls Tuesday, June 9, for the final say on next year’s $33.8 million budget. Voting in Cumberland will take place at Town Hall, 290 Tuttle Road, from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. North Yarmouth votes at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 247 Walnut […]
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Portland library to display AIDS quilt
PORTLAND — Portland Public Library will host an exhibition of the NAMES Foundation Memorial AIDS Quilt on June 17 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. in the library’s Atrium. The exhibit will also feature Deborah Freedman in the Rines Auditorium at noon, discussing her book “The Quiet Triumph of the Heart: NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Stories […]
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Figgy's puts faith in Portland's appetite for take-out
PORTLAND — When Natalie DiBenedetto looked out her window on Walker Street last year, she didn’t just see a parking lot. She saw an opportunity. Now, a year later, DiBenedetto has opened a business in the once-empty lot that she believes will fill one of the city’s last foodie niches: up-scale comfort food and skillet […]
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Falmouth mulch fire engulfs 2 cars
FALMOUTH — Two cars were destroyed by a fire May 27 on Gray Road. Firefighters who responded to a mulch fire at 70 Gray Road shortly before 4 p.m. found that the fire had spread to the rear parking lot at TD Bank. A 2004 Honda Civic and a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt were destroyed. According […]
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Portland workshop to discuss driving alternatives
PORTLAND — City consultants are seeking public input June 11 about how to provide better bicycle and pedestrian access in two neighborhoods. Spokeswoman Carol Morris said the 6-8 p.m. event in the State of Maine room at City Hall will focus on West Commercial Street and linking Back Cove and Baxter Boulevard to the new […]