PORTLAND — Mercy Hospital announced Wednesday it will close its addiction recovery center in Westbrook and transfer services to its State Street location. The move will affect about 250 patients and 90 employees at the Westbrook clinic, which provides Suboxone treatment and counseling for patients recovering from heroin, prescription painkiller and alcohol addiction. While Mercy […]
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Memorial Day in South Portland
Viewers line Broadway on Monday, May 25, for South Portland’s annual Memorial Day parade, which featured marchers, bands, and vintage cars and trucks. The event culminated with a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Mill Creek Park. Jennifer Yahyia, center, daughter Myah, left, and son Ahmed show their Memorial Day spirit at the South Portland […]
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South Portland launches fiber-optic Internet network
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city is rolling out fiber-optic Internet service that will allow some businesses and residents to share data at “gigabit-per-second” speed. The first phase of the project was completed earlier this week at a cost of $155,000, funded through this year’s capital improvement program budget. The three-part project in partnership with Biddeford-based Internet […]
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South Portland, Scarborough, Cape school budgets go to voters
SOUTH PORTLAND — City residents, and residents of Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, will vote June 9 in their respective school budget validation referendums. The City Council unanimously approved a school budget of approximately $46.1 million on May 18. The state is expected to subsidize 14.7 percent of the fiscal 2016 spending plan, leaving the rest – […]
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Martin's Point pullout puts focus on lack of South Portland policy
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s lack of an open-space philosophy is being blamed for Martin’s Point Health Care’s withdrawal of a proposal to redevelop the former Hamlin School. As a result, no immediate changes are expected at the Hamlin property, and the city is fast-tracking discussion about a formal policy on open-space management. The Portland-based health-care […]
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South Portland tattoo parlor adds color to city's business landscape
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s only licensed tattoo artists are also owners of what they call its first “fine-art” tattoo business. Danielle Madore and Carrie-Anne Vinette are the artists and proprietors of Black Hen Studio at 79A Ocean St. in Knightville. Vinette and Madore – the only licensed tattoo artists in the city, according to the state […]
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Brunswick limits tax hike to 3.5%, reduces school cuts
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council this week reached agreement on keeping a tax increase to 3.5 percent. At Tuesday night’s budget workshop councilors looked at options presented by Town Manager John Eldridge to make the $205,000 adjustment needed to reduce the tax hike. Councilors generally agreed they do not want to draw down more from the […]
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Harpswell board OKs first subdivision since 2008
HARPSWELL — The Planning Board has approved the town’s first new subdivision in seven years. The project will turn a 44-acre parcel off Harpswell Neck Road into 12 residential lots to be developed by future owners. The proposal went before the Planning Board on April 15, but was sent back to the developer for revisions. Scott Hastings, […]
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Cape Elizabeth effort to boost multi-family housing continues to meet resistance
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town councilors Tuesday sent a land-use ordinance amendment designed to promote multi-family housing to the ordinance committee. The amendment was discussed in a Town Council workshop, after an April 6 meeting where several members of the public objected to the amendment. Tuesday’s reception was no different. “I just don’t understand where the […]
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Brunswick sees financial gain in failing landfill
BRUNSWICK — In an effort to trim the budget, the Town Council has decided to allow more waste to be deposited at the town landfill. The Graham Road landfill has a history of non-compliance with environmental regulations. Its low-tech waste-water treatment system has continuously failed to meet federal standards for ammonia discharge. On April 29, Town […]