PORTLAND — The circus has finally come to town. The Circus Conservatory of America, which is scheduled to launch the first-ever accredited circus college in the United States in the fall, opened for recreational classes Monday at Thompson’s Point. More than a dozen classes are being offered, both for youth and adults, generally running from […]
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Portland celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to mark Voting Rights Act anniversary
PORTLAND — The 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will get special recognition when the Portland chapter of the NAACP hosts its 34th annual breakfast celebration of the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The breakfast, which culminates a weekend of activities, will be held from […]
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Portland forums to study immigration, economics
PORTLAND — Immigration, assimilation and economic opportunities are being examined in local forums this week and through late spring. “Immigration in Our Future” is the title of an hour-long discussion beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. Moderated by Munjoy Hill resident and Southern Maine Community College […]
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Portland launches phone app for complaints, questions
PORTLAND — Quality-of-life issues in the city can be reported digitally through a new phone app and the city website, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced Sunday. Fix It! Portland allows people to report potholes, malfunctioning street lamps, or to request inspections for possible property hazards and safety violations. Grondin said the requests will be automatically […]
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Being a cut above might not help Bath Iron Works avoid future job cuts
BATH — The Maine shipyard now building three of the U.S. Navy’s largest and most complex destroyers faces a complexity of its own: What comes next? Bath Iron Works will enter major bidding competitions in the next two years that company officials have said the yard must win to keep up employment amid decreased demand […]
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Baking is in his blood: South Portland's Carlos Garcia honors a family tradition
SOUTH PORTLAND — For some who devote themselves to an age-old trade, their expertise may seem like a refined art form. But Carlos Garcia doesn’t buy it. “I’m not an artist. I do it to survive; I like doing it, but I love making a living doing it,” Garcia said on Wednesday night as he twisted […]
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Bath home 'probably a total loss' after fire
BATH — Firefighters who went to Libby Court Thursday morning to respond to a report of a car fire inside a garage quickly found the flames had spread to a carport and throughout the attached home. Crews were called shortly after 8:30 a.m. to 4 Libby Court, a 1 1/2-story home owned by Patricia Prevorsek, […]
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Scarborough panel identifies 48 properties worth preserving
SCARBOROUGH — The ad hoc Historic Preservation Committee presented a list of 48 properties worthy of protection in a workshop before Wednesday’s Town Council meeting. The list, which includes residential and public properties on Black Point Road, Pine Point Road, Dunstan Landing Road and U.S. Route 1, has been winnowed down from 1,200 properties that were […]
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Harpswell pesticide ban may not be ready for March vote
HARPSWELL — A vote on a pesticide ban may be pushed off until next year, as proponents of the measure scramble to change language in the proposed ordinance ahead of Town Meeting in March. “Since the primary thing about a good use of pesticides is how it is used, it would seem like the best thing […]
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Bath council OKs High Street traffic change, mulls events policy
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the conversion of a section of High Street in front of the Winnegance General Store to one-way traffic. The panel also expressed support for an event policy, which will be discussed again in a future workshop. The council voted a second and final time on the […]