FREEPORT — Approximately 30 people attended a planning meeting Nov. 19 for the proposed METRO express bus service from Portland to Yarmouth and Freeport. The Greater Portland Transit District began its community outreach on Nov. 17 with an information gathering session in Portland. Last Wednesday’s meeting was at the Freeport Community Center. The express bus service […]
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New spin on an annual tradition in Freeport
Ashli Goodenow and Thomas Coleman, of West Forks, take a selfie Friday, Nov. 21, moments after the lighting of a 65-foot Norway pine Christmas tree at Discovery Park on the L.L. Bean campus in Freeport. Goodenow, a native of Freeport, said she tries to attend the tree lighting every year. Madison McGee, 7, of Scarborough, […]
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UPDATED: Portland police identify Brighton Avenue shooting victim
PORTLAND — Detectives are continuing to investigate the Nov. 21 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Richard Lobor of Portland, who was killed at 214 Brighton Ave., according to Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch. The shooting, considered a homicide, occurred in an apartment at the Princeton Village complex. Police were called at 9:05 p.m. and discovered Lobor […]
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Portland Symphony hopes to multiply funding for lullaby project
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra has launched a crowd-sourced funding campaign for a project that began at Carnegie Hall in New York. The Portland Lullaby Project, with a fundraising goal of $15,000, runs through Dec. 5. It will help 10 new or expecting mothers by partnering them with five PSO musicians and two local songwriters to […]
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President of Cheverus High School in Portland takes college VP post
PORTLAND — The president of Cheverus High School is leaving to become vice president for mission at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Rev. William R. Campbell, who has been the Ocean Avenue high school’s president since 2008, announced Thursday, Nov. 20, that he will leave Cheverus next June and begin his […]
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Portland school chief gets 3-year contract extension
PORTLAND — Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk has had his contract extended to June 30, 2019. The School Board unanimously approved the three-year extension Nov. 18. Caulk’s previous contract ran to 2016. The extension includes a 1 percent cost-of-living increase of $1,375 that will increase his annual salary from $137,500 to almost $139,000. He’ll also receive a one-time, […]
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Tips remain focus of Portland minimum-wage debate
PORTLAND — Discussions revolved around tipped-wage workers when the City Council Finance Committee held its first review of Mayor Michael Brennan’s plan to institute a citywide minimum wage. Committee Chairman Councilor Nick Mavodones Jr. and Councilor Ed Suslovic were the only committee members to attend Thursday, Nov. 20, as Brennan and city Corporation Counsel Danielle […]
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Portland Food Co-op opens Congress St. store as membership grows
PORTLAND — It was a week before Thanksgiving when Portland Food Co-op member Anne Riggs made her first trip to the new store at 290 Congress St. The visit put her in mind of another holiday. “It’s a little like Christmas morning,” Riggs said Nov. 20 at the market checkout. Riggs, a co-op member for […]
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Harpswell selectmen earn at the top, while town employee wages lag
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen is considering salary increases for some town employees, who on average earn less than their peers in other towns. But according to Selectman Elinor Multer, the board is unlikely to amend a $6,000 annual wage paid to selectmen, who earn nearly twice as much as the highest-paid elected officials in comparable communities – and almost […]
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South Portland armory to become store-cafe-gas station
SOUTH PORTLAND — The former Maine Army National Guard Armory, a fixture on Broadway for more than 70 years, may have a new future as a convenience store and cafe. City Manager Jim Gailey this week said the city has been offered $700,000 for the armory by Topsham-based Priority Real Estate Group. The city bought […]