FALMOUTH — While spring’s arrival might be a welcomed by most people, for Paul Larrivee it means one thing: crunch time. Larrivee is the forester hired by the town to harvest in the Woods Road Community Forest, where up to a third of the trees will be selectively cut. The goal is to help out […]
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Water district launches wellhead protection program in North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Water District is working with North Yarmouth residents to better protect the town’s drinking water. The district recently began programs to replace or eliminate residential petroleum storage tanks, and to pump out septic systems. The district, which serves Yarmouth and North Yarmouth, originally budgeted $10,000, matched by a $10,000 State […]
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Portland Greens may seek referendum to hike minimum wage
PORTLAND — The Portland Green Independent Committee will hold a City Hall meeting Wednesday, March 11, to discuss two proposals to put a minimum wage ordinance referendum on the city ballot. The 5:30 p.m. meeting in Room 24 will outline proposals for a citizen initiative to create a $15-per-hour minimum. The City Council Finance Committee, […]
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Early Cumberland budget would keep tax-rate growth almost flat
CUMBERLAND — A preliminary version of the next municipal budget would add 2 cents to the tax rate, an increase of less than 1 percent, Town Manager Bill Shane said last week. Expenses could increase about $950,000, due largely to costs from the Val Halla Golf & Recreation Center and adult education being shifted into […]
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Yarmouth town planner resigns to launch consulting business
YARMOUTH — Town Planner Vanessa Farr is resigning after six years to start a private-sector business. Farr, who will be stepping down April 17, is launching a new company called Maine Design Workshop. She said it is a “collaboration of freelance consultants” who will work from home. “I’m personally excited by the opportunity to work […]
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Portland yoga classes bring balance to recovering addicts
PORTLAND — The road to recovery may not always be paved with sweat, but for yoga instructor Kelly Benson, it works. “A spiritual practice is the foundation of recovery,” Benson said last month. “Once your mind/body system is more in balance, it opens up the space to really tap into the soul.” Sundays at 6 p.m., […]
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Portland vote on Hall School construction likely to be delayed
PORTLAND — Architects and city officials expressed skepticism at a March 4 meeting that a referendum to replace the aging Fred P. Hall Elementary School will make it to the November ballot. Members of the Hall School Building Committee also discussed, but expressed reservations about, a suggestion from the state to close Hall and Longfellow […]
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Pigging out in Portland: PATHS showcases the art of butchering
PORTLAND — They may not have gone hog wild, but students at Portland Arts and Technology High School got a close-up look last week at where some of their food comes from. Two culinary classes of aspiring chefs received butchering demonstrations on March 4 from two local experts. Each Culinary Concepts class saw half of […]
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Maine Jewish Film Festival returns for 18th year
PORTLAND — This year’s Maine Jewish Film Festival, from March 14-21, features 23 movies, including comedies, dramas, edgy documentaries, a French film noir and even a documentary starring “the Israeli Bruce Springsteen.” The festival, now in its 18th year, is bringing movies to three Portland locations. Nickelodeon Cinemas, at 1 Temple St., will screen most of […]
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Brunswick man files $5M class-action lawsuit over Anthem data breach
PORTLAND — A Brunswick man on March 5 filed a $5 million federal class-action lawsuit against Anthem Health Plans of Maine, charging that the company failed to adequately protect the personal information of its clients prior to a data breach reported in February. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court by attorney Benjamin Grant on […]