PORTLAND — The Portland Public Schools’ Multilingual and Multicultural Center has been awarded four grants totalling more than $25,000 to support its Make It Happen program. Make It Happen pairs English language learner students in grades eight through 12 with volunteer academic coaches who provide academic and social support Three of the awards were made […]
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Suspect in Portland homicide arrested in Minnesota
PORTLAND — A 23-year-old man will be returned to Portland to face charges in the Nov. 21, 2014, shooting death of Richard Lobor in an apartment at 214 Brighton Ave. Police Lt. James Sweatt announced Jan. 2 that arrangements were being made to return Abdirahman Haji-Hassan from Minneapolis, where he was arrested Dec. 19 by […]
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South Portland to extend grid for electric vehicles
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will add its fourth electric vehicle charging station this month and will likely add a third EV to its fleet in 2015. Yet even as South Portland carves its own path toward environmental sustainability, the city and the state still have a way to go to adequately accommodate the growing number […]
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Scarborough, South Portland managers list goals for 2015
SCARBOROUGH — Private citizens aren’t the only ones who make New Year’s resolutions. Town Manager Tom Hall and South Portland City Manager Jim Gailey are poised with their respective lists of goals and aspirations for 2015. “There are a number of initiatives I have, and I think they’re consistent with the council’s goals, as well,” […]
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Brunswick petitioners want School Board to revisit plan to move 5th grade to junior high
BRUNSWICK — More than 250 people have signed an online petition asking the School Board to reverse a decision to move fifth-graders to Brunswick Junior High School. The change.org petition, started Dec. 23, had 265 signers by Tuesday afternoon. It supplements a petition activists circulated at the polls on Election Day that gained about 860 signatures. Chris […]
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Harpswell, Brunswick float clamming fee hikes to fix labor issues
HARPSWELL — Brunswick and Harpswell are proposing higher fees for commercial shell-fishing licenses in an effort to preempt possible legal action by the U.S. Department of Labor. Although the proposed town ordinances would increase fees significantly, the cost will be offset if harvesters complete annual conservation activities, including shoreline clean-ups, shellfish surveys and trapping of […]
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Bath council to finalize High Street parking resolution
BATH — The City Council is scheduled to vote a second and final time Wednesday, Jan. 7, on the conversion of a section of High Street in front of the Winnegance General Store to one-way traffic. Councilors unanimously granted first approval to the proposal Dec. 17. City staff have worked with the Parking and Transportation […]
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Brunswick business incubator aims for January opening
BRUNSWICK — A unique “business accelerator” for the technology industry is on track to open at Brunswick Landing in a matter of weeks. The first phase of TechPlace will provide 20,000 square feet of mainly office space in what was a hangar workshop alongside the airstrip at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. Officials at the […]
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Main Street Bath fundraising campaign exceeds annual goal
BATH — For Main Street Bath, 2014 ended on a fiscally high note. With two days left in its annual fundraising campaign, the organization had exceeded its $60,000 goal by more than $260, Director Carolyn Lockwood said Monday. “I am so grateful for and impressed by the incredible support from this community,” Lockwood said in […]
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Portland church to be sold to Jewish Community Alliance
PORTLAND — St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church at 1342 Congress St. will be sold to the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine. “The JCA has completed a purchase and sale agreement for the land on which we will build our new home,” alliance President Steven Brinn and Executive Director Emily Chaleff announced Dec. 22 in […]