BRUNSWICK — The son of one of two New York City police officers killed Dec. 20 in Brooklyn is a sophomore at Bowdoin College. Barry Mills, president of the college, informed the family of student Justin Ramos on Sunday morning that the college would provide full financial aid to enable Ramos to complete his Bowdoin education. In […]
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Maker of high-end blankets right at home in Freeport
FREEPORT — The craftsmanship is apparent at Brahms Mount. A large, antique shuttle sitting in the window at 115 Main St. tells passersby the products are made with great attention and detail. The staging of blankets, throws, and pillows inside the store looks like a page out of a glossy home magazine. Shoppers downtown aren’t […]
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Yarmouth council appoints panel for Route 1 bridge design
YARMOUTH — The Town Council on has officially decided to keep the Route 1 bridge over Main Street, instead of creating an at-grade intersection. In addition to unanimously deciding to keep the bridge, councilors Dec. 18 also approved a committee to gather information about different options for a new bridge. The Maine Department of Transportation asked the […]
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Accidental Freeport fire leaves 6 people homeless
FREEPORT — The cause of a fire that displaced six residents of a Unity Lane apartment building Saturday is still under investigation, but is considered accidental, Fire Chief Darrel Fournier said Monday. Officials from the Fire Department and the state fire marshall’s office planned to investigated the scene of the blaze Monday afternoon. A family of […]
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Portland Fire Dept. report details violations at 188 Dartmouth St.
PORTLAND — Gregory Nisbet, the owner of a Noyes Street building where six people died in a Nov. 1 fire, has until Jan. 18, 2015, to remedy safety violations at 188 Dartmouth St. The deadline was set Dec. 17 by Portland Fire Department Capt. David Petrucelli in a report detailing violations found in a Dec. […]
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Portland school Scorecard shows mixed results
PORTLAND — A School Department Scorecard presented to the School Board last week by Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk shows students are making progress, but with room for improvement. Caulk also presented the board with results of a survey of parents and high school students conducted over the last year. The survey asked them about […]
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Maine Wailer: Falmouth musician who played with Marley is all about roots, Schrock, reggae
FALMOUTH — When Glen DaCosta first met musician Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1972, DaCosta was a saxophone player in one of Jamaica’s most popular bands, Zap Pow. “With Zap Pow everything was precise, so I guess that was what Bob wanted with his group, and so he asked us to come play with him,” DaCosta said. […]
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Old, new clash as Portland ponders regulating Uber
PORTLAND — An official at Uber, the ride-share service launched in Portland in October, expressed wariness on Sunday about the city’s possible regulation of the business. “We are eager to sit down with the city and answer any questions,” Billy Guernier, the company’s general manager of regional expansion, said in a telephone interview. “Taking old […]
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Portland teachers contract freezes salaries in 1st year
PORTLAND — The School Board unanimously agreed to a new two-year contract with city teachers on Dec. 16. The agreement freezes salaries in the first year and provides a 2 percent cost-of-living increase in the second year. The contract also includes more instructional time for students and more professional learning time for teachers. Members of […]
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Portland lights up the winter solstice
Headlights streak around Portland’s holiday-bedecked Longfellow Square in this long-exposure photo taken on the winter solstice, Sunday, Dec. 21. Sunset was 4:06 p.m. on the shortest day of the year; by Christmas, sunset will occur a few minutes later at 4:09 p.m. Christmas lights illuminate Congress Square in Portland in this long-exposure photo taken just after […]