CUMBERLAND — The town is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed against it and a local land trust by the heirs to a Foreside Road beach property. The complaint, filed Dec. 18, 2014, in Cumberland County Superior Court against the town and the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, challenges the town’s proposed use of the […]
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Yarmouth skater 'happy' with U.S. championships performance
YARMOUTH — A local teenage ice skater was on his way home Tuesday from North Carolina, where he and a partner earned praise on the ice. Franz-Peter Jerosch, 13, and his 16-year-old partner Lindsey Stevenson of Southborough, Massachusetts, placed eighth in Juvenile Pairs at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Greensboro on Jan. 17. In […]
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Yarmouth students use purple power to fight bullying
YARMOUTH — It was difficult to find someone not wearing purple at Yarmouth High School last Friday. Whether it was a shirt, a hat, or a band of fabric tied around an arm, almost everyone was wearing the color. One girl was purple from head to toe. The students, and almost every teacher and faculty member, […]
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With affordable Portland housing scarce, city considers new Munjoy Hill project
PORTLAND — A proposal to build eight condominiums on a city-owned parking lot at 65 Munjoy St. is likely to be considered at the Feb. 11 meeting of the City Council Housing and Community Development Committee meeting. Given the report heard by committee members Jan. 14, approving the request for proposal from Adam’s Apple LLC will […]
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Portland forums urge embracing immigration
PORTLAND — The arrival and assimilation of immigrants was praised for moral and economic reasons in two public forums last week. “We need to diversify, not for any color reasons. Maine faces a demographic crisis,” economist Charles Lawton said Jan. 14 at the First Parish Church on Congress Street. Lawton was speaking a day after […]
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At Portland MLK Day event, Frank talk about voting
PORTLAND — Fifty years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, on Monday had strong words about voting. “The reason not to vote is if you think everything is perfect,” said Frank, the keynote speaker at the 34th annual breakfast celebrating the life and legacy of […]
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Public weighs in on Falmouth economic development plan
FALMOUTH — A large crowd packed the Town Council Chambers on Jan. 13 to discuss what should be in the town’s first economic development plan. The forum was was the first opportunity for the public to contribute ideas, and according to Theo Holtwijk, Falmouth’s director of long range planning, it won’t be the last. He […]
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Falmouth chief: Good police candidates hard to find
FALMOUTH — The Police Department held a community forum at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary Jan. 14 to discuss whatever was on the public’s mind. Chief Edward Tolan and Lt. John Kilbride spent two hours answering questions from a small handful of residents and the Rev. Nathan Ferrell of the Foreside Road church. “The […]
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Portland considers following Seattle's 'LEAD' in fighting crime, drugs
PORTLAND — The chairman of the City Council Public Safety, Health & Human Services Committee Monday said he is interested in adopting a Seattle program designed to deter drug-related nonviolent crimes and prostitution. “It was very compelling,” Council Ed Suslovic said about a Thursday, Jan. 15, presentation to a subcommittee on substance abuse established by […]
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Seasoned Portland chef ready to launch East Deering deli and market
PORTLAND — A neighborhood food landmark is gone, but in its place will be a new project by a rising star in the city’s restaurant galaxy. Quattrucci’s Variety at 164 Veranda St. was a neighborhood staple for more than three decades. The store closed without fanfare late last year, but the building won’t be empty […]