SOUTH PORTLAND — Drivers can expect major delays Sunday while the Portland Water District repairs a water main at the intersection of Waterman Drive and Broadway from 7 a.m-7 p.m. Westbound traffic on Broadway will be shut down, according to a Fire Department press release, and traffic in other directions is expected to experience significant delays. […]
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Surf SUP in Portland
Portland resident Bruce Gridley glides across Back Cove on a stand-up paddleboard on a foggy afternoon Friday, April 10. Gridley said he was undaunted by the weather. “I do this kind of thing all the time,” he said.
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Falmouth Parks & Community Programs in new offices
FALMOUTH — The Parks & Community Programs office has moved to the Mason-Motz Activity Center at 190 Middle Road. The office is open five days a week. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays, and 8 a.m.-noon Fridays. The office can be reached by phone at 699-5302, or through […]
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Pingree offers 2-year post for 'wounded warrior'
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is looking a disabled military veteran to fill a role in her Portland office. Pingree is participating in the Congressional Wounded Warrior Program for veterans who have served since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and have a minimum 30 percent service-connected disability. The position is a paid, […]
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Portland International Jetport gets $2.5M for pavement work
PORTLAND — Improvements to runways and taxiways at the Portland International Jetport will be funded with a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant was announced April 8 by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. The work will rehabilitate almost 57,000 square yards of pavement, according to a press release.
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Portland police report Cumberland Avenue home invasion
PORTLAND — Police are looking for three men they said are connected to home invasion and robbery at 127 Cumberland Ave. on Thursday morning. Lt. James Sweatt said two residents were robbed at gunpoint by three black men who forced their way into an apartment and restrained them. The victims reported minor injuries in the […]
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South Portland student's work adorns city EVs
SOUTH PORTLAND — A logo designed by a South Portland High School senior will be displayed on the side of the city’s electric vehicles. The opportunity was presented to Jasper Erickson and his Advanced Art classmates last November by City Manager Jim Gailey, who wanted a logo for South Portland’s two electric vehicles (soon to be […]
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Scarborough ceremony to honor veterans who help veterans
SCARBOROUGH — The Southern Maine Agency on Aging on Saturday will honor participants in a year-old pilot program that pairs older or disabled veterans with trained younger veteran volunteers. “The goal is to ease the isolation of aging and disabled vets,” said Susan Gold, SMAA coordinator of volunteers and the Vet to Vet project. A service […]
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Portland acting city manager accepts job in Cincinnati
PORTLAND — As Mayor Michael Brennan and the City Council continue the search for a new city manager, acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian said she is excited by the possibilities her new job holds in Cincinnati. “Portland is beautiful, calm and historic,” she said Monday in an email. “Cincinnati is really high energy, architecturally fascinating […]
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Portland burglary attempt foiled by girl's phone call
PORTLAND — Two men face several criminal charges after an alleged morning burglary attempt the morning of April 8 on Luke Street was disrupted by a phone call from a 16-year-old girl who was home at the time. Police Lt. James Sweatt said Tyler I. Dias, 21, and Kevin S. McCarron, 22, both of Portland, […]