PORTLAND — Nonprofit waste management company ecomaine has been awarded nearly $20,000 in educational grants to southern Maine schools to foster sustainability and recycling efforts. Erik Street, a member of the ecomaine board of directors who chairs its recycling committee, said in a press release “This is a way for us to encourage schools to […]
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Portland pair roll the dice on robot board game
PORTLAND — Giant, battling robots are coming, but not the kind made of iron and steel. These robots are made of playing cards, and their attacks are dictated by the roll of dice. They are part of a card game called PBL Robots, designed by William Hessian of the local game company Hidden Ladder Games. […]
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Brunswick Christmas meal responds to community's hunger
BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program opened its doors on Christmas this year for the first time in its 30-year year history, a recognition that hunger doesn’t take a holiday. But although it was open like any other day, the planned meal was anything but ordinary, prepared with help from professional chefs from Brunswick […]
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Portland man charged in 2012 Yarmouth pharmacy burglary
YARMOUTH — A Portland man was charged Tuesday with commiting a 2012 burglary of the pharmacy at the Hannaford Bros. store on U.S. Route 1. Police Lt. Dean Perry said Charles B. Gardner, 33, whose address was not disclosed, was charged with three Class C felonies for theft, burglary and aggravated criminal mischief in connection […]
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Cape Elizabeth Land Trust sets leash rule for dogs in Robinson Woods
CAPE ELIZABETH — Following reports of several attacks by unleashed dogs in Robinson Woods, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has implemented a leash law in the preserve. The rule, which requires dogs to be leashed daily after 9 a.m., went into effect Dec. 1. Dogs are still allowed off leash from sunrise to 9 a.m. CELT […]
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Harpswell road owner asks appeals court to overturn Cedar Beach access decision
HARPSWELL — Defendants in a court case that allowed public use of a private Bailey Island beach access road are appealing the Superior Court decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Gables LLC, a real estate company owned by road owner Betsy Atkins, filed the appeal in Portland on Dec. 15. It seeks to overturn Justice […]
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South Portland city councilor: Raise the minimum wage
SOUTH PORTLAND — Newly elected City Councilor Brad Fox has requested a workshop to discuss increasing the minimum wage in the city. “The workshop would follow Portland’s lead and investigate the possibility of raising the minimum wage here in South Portland,” Fox said in an email Tuesday morning. “We are united as an economic entity and what one […]
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South Portland students bring old rail line back to life
SOUTH PORTLAND — Fourth-grade students at Brown Elementary School, in collaboration with the South Portland Historical Society, recently completed the first phase of an Adopt-a-Rail project. Last week, Jane Eberle, director of business partnerships for the School Department, and Robin Reinhold, a fourth-grade teacher at Brown, presented the City Council with a slide show, detailing each […]
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Harpswell explores 2 tracks for future of Mitchell Field
HARPSWELL — Town officials are restarting a conversation on the future of Mitchell Field, a 119-acre parcel of shoreline public land in South Harpswell. The town’s Planning Department, in conjunction with the Mitchell Field Committee, plans to hold a series of January workshops to get feedback on plans to build a boat ramp and remedy a […]
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South Portland council takes Thornton Heights zoning change off the table
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city has all but ended the year-long debate over rezoning that would have increased commercial density and building heights in the residential Thornton Heights neighborhood. Since early 2014, the proposal to change Thornton Heights to a split commercial zone along Main Street has been discussed at more than five Planning Board and […]