FALMOUTH — Back when he was a student at Falmouth High School, John Gregoire was a two-sport athlete. The Windham resident will be returning to the school Thursday night, Nov. 13, for a fundraising event, but as a very different person than when he graduated in 1975. Gregoire, 58, was diagnosed with ALS in 2007. Short […]
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Sprinkler extinguishes Falmouth electrical fire
FALMOUTH — The Fire-EMS Department responded to a fire Sunday, Nov. 9, at 12:29 p.m. in a multi-use commercial building at 196 U.S. Route 1. Crews found the building evacuated, according to a press release. Occupants of Foreside Fitness Center reported a burning odor and a light haze of smoke in their part of the building. […]
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Portland bar's license appeal lasts 2 days, decision could take months
PORTLAND — Is Sangillo’s just a regular neighborhood tavern, threatened by developers and gentrification at its 18 Hampshire St. setting? Or has it become a magnet for disorderly conduct that should be shut down because of repeated breaches of the neighborhood peace? Those are questions Timothy Poulin, deputy director of the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic […]
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Portland library offers ACA assistance
PORTLAND — Questions about the Affordable Care Act and how to sign up will be answered each Wednesday from 10 a.m.-noon through Feb. 12, 2015, at the Portland Public Library. Rachael Weyand, the library programming manager, Monday announced a Health Insurance Marketplace Navigator volunteer will available in Meeting Room No. 3 to assist people about […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth taps West Bath chief to head fire-rescue department
NORTH YARMOUTH — Gregory Payson of Topsham will start work as North Yarmouth’s new fire-rescue chief on Nov. 24. Currently chief of the West Bath Fire-Rescue Department, Payson replaces Ricky Plummer, who left North Yarmouth in September to become fire chief in Old Orchard Beach. Since then, Michael Robitaille – Yarmouth’s fire-rescue chief – has […]
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Portland middle school students take hunger relief into their own hands
PORTLAND — Students at Lyman Moore Middle School are spearheading a program to make sure none of their peers go hungry. It started as a lesson last year for seventh graders about the effects of global poverty and food insecurity. But after two students researched a health problem in the community and developed an action plan, […]
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Portland schools-business partnership promotes STEM learning
PORTLAND — Students, teachers, and business representatives from around the city gathered at the Ocean Gateway Terminal Monday for a first-of-its-kind education exposition. The Portland Public Schools, in partnership with EnviroLogix, held the first STEM Exposition, which showcased science, technology, engineering and math projects and demonstrations by students, businesses, and post-secondary schools. “We know that one […]
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Vigil for Portland fire victims set for Nov. 11
PORTLAND — A vigil for the victims, families and survivors of the Nov. 1 fire at 20-24 Noyes St. will be held in nearby Longfellow Park at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Longfellow Park is at the intersection of Noyes, Longfellow and Oakdale streets. Participants are asked to bring flashlights. Organized by the University […]
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UPDATE: Brunswick School Board election headed to recount
BRUNSWICK — A recount of the Nov. 4 School Board District 5 election is expected after official voting results showed incumbent James Grant with only a razor-thin lead over challenger Chris Watkinson. Official results released by the town clerk’s office show only a seven-vote difference between the two candidates, Grant’s 557 to Watkinson’s 550. The […]
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GOP wins 2 open state House seats in South Portland, Scarborough
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two Republican political newcomers narrowly won open seats, while incumbents easily retained theirs, in a slew of Nov. 4 Maine House elections across Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland. District 33 Republican Kevin Battle won a tightly contested three-way race for the open seat in District 33, which includes the South Portland neighborhoods […]