PORTLAND — While clearing a nearby building of tenants, landlord Gregory Nisbet is facing a second wrongful-death lawsuit from a Nov. 1, 2014, fire at the building he owns at 20-24 Noyes St. On Jan. 8, Nisbet and 10 tenants of the duplex he owns at 188 Dartmouth St. reached an agreement in the Maine […]
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Falmouth panel proposes fee, eventual ban on single-use bags
FALMOUTH — A ban on plastic shopping bags took a step forward Monday when the Town Council received a report and recommendations that suggest phasing in restrictions over two years. The Recycling and Energy Advisory Committee was tasked last year with researching the topic and coming to the town with recommendation. In the first year, […]
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Portland study group sees benefits in 2-way traffic on State, High streets
PORTLAND — A study of restoring two-way traffic on High and State streets will continue with a consensus from group members that the change would be beneficial. “I have seen and heard enough to think the benefits outweigh the negatives,” Carl Eppich, Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System transportation planner, said Tuesday. The study group, including […]
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Young Yarmouth skater pairs up for a chance at a championship
FALMOUTH — For a teenager from Yarmouth, a calling almost became a missed opportunity. “The first time I went on the ice I hated it, I didn’t like the cold and I didn’t want to do it,” 13-year-old Franz-Peter Jerosch said Sunday. A decade later, Jerosch is headed to Greensboro, N.C., this weekend to compete […]
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Maine parking lots fertile ground for identity-theft gang
FALMOUTH — After speculation in December that a national ring may have been responsible for a series of vehicle break-ins in Freeport and Falmouth, police from Portland to Belfast now believe that theory is more likely and less speculative. A Freeport resident who did not wish to be identified, but whose story was confirmed by […]
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Yarmouth wine room owners hope to seize the night
YARMOUTH — A pair of self-proclaimed “carpe divas” have opened Carpe Diem, a wine room and flight bar, at the former location of The Royal Bean. Barb Brown and Robyn Barnes bought the 18 Yarmouth Crossing Drive building last fall after years of knowing they wanted to own and run their own business. After The […]
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Cumberland council sets hearings on Route 1 development
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to hold hearings Jan. 26 on a contract zone agreement and land sale for a proposed housing development along U.S. Route 1. Developer David Chase – who has had difficulty selling the property for commercial use, and now wants to carve the land into smaller pieces suitable for […]
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Portland schools to adopt new evaluation system for principals
PORTLAND — The School Board will be adopting a new set of principal evaluations, as required by the Maine Department of Education. The board last week was also presented with findings from a recent study on adult language courses. The Portland Public Schools Principal Evaluation System, or PEVAL, was recommended for board approval by Superintendent […]
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Student in Portland adds vision to song about human trafficking
PORTLAND — When it comes to music videos, you probably don’t expect a high school senior to be a major creative force in production. But that’s exactly what Waynflete School student Mike Rodway, 18, was for a national recording artist’s song about human trafficking. Rodway said he didn’t know much about human trafficking before making […]
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Portland seeks reversal of ruling against loitering ordinance
PORTLAND — As the late-morning temperatures struggled to reach zero on Thursday, Jan. 8, Harry Farmer, 27, took what he sees as his rightful spot in the median strip on Franklin Street where it intersects Marginal Way. “I spend half my day looking for work, half out here,” he said. “It is a freedom-of-speech issue.” […]