PORTLAND — The fire alarm system in the city’s oldest school is obsolete, but still operational for the time being. Replacement of the Portland High School system at a cost of $150,000 is included in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan for the next fiscal year. Doug Sherwood, facilities coordinator for the School Department, said replacement parts […]
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Maine joins heroin task force as lawmakers question treatment strategy
PORTLAND — With heroin overdose deaths and prosecutions for heroin trafficking increasing, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said the state has joined a multi-state task force to reduce trafficking and abuse of the opioid. “Maine is very pleased to be working with our partners in the other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to combat the flow […]
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Maine Catholic schools get new superintendent
PORTLAND — Catholic schools in Maine will have a new superintendent, effective July 1. James King, a native of Akron, Ohio, was named to the position by Bishop Robert Deeley. He will succeed the Rev. Louis J. Phillips, who has served as interim superintendent since July 1, 2014. King is now interim director of elementary […]
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Housing authorities share in federal grants
PORTLAND — Area housing authorities will share in almost half the $5.4 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding awarded to Maine agencies Feb. 12. According to a HUD press release, the money is part of the the department’s Capital Fund Program, which helps “build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing” […]
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Portland schools surveying parents
PORTLAND — The School Department launched its second annual parent survey on Feb. 9, and will be accepting responses until April 17. The survey is available on the department website in seven different languages. Copies will also be available at each school during parent-teacher conferences. The voluntary and anonymous survey asks about, among other things, […]
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Portland City Hall forum planned on affordable housing
PORTLAND — The creation of more affordable housing in the city will be the subject of a 5:30 p.m. public forum on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in City Hall Room 24. City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said staff from the Planning & Urban Development Department will discuss housing proposals before taking public comment.
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Officers' best friend: Police gather in Yarmouth to say a final goodbye to Sultan
YARMOUTH — Police and emergency responders from around the area came out Feb. 13 to pay their respects to a valued comrade. Former Yarmouth police dog Sultan, 13, was being put down after many years of service. A couple dozen officers, firefighters and EMTs from Yarmouth and surrounding towns, as well as from the Maine […]
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South Portland's Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse needs significant repairs
SOUTH PORTLAND — Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse faces an uncertain future, after a study concluded it could cost up to $500,000 to repair deterioration of the 19th-century structure. Lighthouse keepers said they are not worried about the structure’s safety and short-term viability, but they are concerned about their ability to raise enough money to make the […]
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South Portland board gets first look at armory plan
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Topsham developer with plans to repurpose the former National Guard Armory requested a conditional use permit Tuesday from the Planning Board. David Latulippe of Priority Real Estate Group, who purchased the World War II-era facility at 682 Broadway for $700,000 last November, has proposed a $2.5 million project that would include five […]
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South Portland has allies against Portland Pipe Line lawsuit
SOUTH PORTLAND — Proponents of the city’s Clear Skies Ordinance this week said they will help the city fight an oil and shipping industry lawsuit that seeks to overturn the law. “Certainly we were prepared for this and knew that it certainly could happen,” Mary-Jane Ferrier of Protect South Portland said Wednesday of the lawsuit filed […]