FORT KENT — University of Maine System trustees voted Monday for the elimination of three programs at the University of Southern Maine and to sell the Stone House, a century-old USM building in Freeport that administrators say is underused. The actions would be part of a system-wide effort to cut costs amid a looming $69 […]
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Incumbent, challenger seek similar goals in Portland's House District 39
PORTLAND — Democratic state Rep. Diane Russell is seeking a fourth term in November, her last before state-mandated term limits end her current tenure. Lauren Besanko of the Green Independent Party is making her first run for elected office. They are running for the seat in the newly created House District 39, created after the […]
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Divided Brunswick council picks Eldridge to continue as town manager
BRUNSWICK — A divided and incomplete Town Council on Monday selected interim Town Manager John Eldridge for the full-time position. Councilors voted 5-3 to authorize Chairman Benet Pols and the town attorney to negotiate a contract with Eldridge. The agreement will be returned to the council for ratification. The vote followed a 35-minute closed-door executive […]
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South Portland partners for benchmark Internet service
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city on Monday announced a partnership with Biddeford-based GWI to provide high-speed Internet service to city offices, businesses, and eventually residents. Trevor Jones, director of marketing and product development for GWI, said installation of about four miles of fiber-optic cable between utility poles will commence within the next few weeks. The […]
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Halfway Rock Light auction closes with highest bid ever for Maine lighthouse
HARPSWELL — The auction of Halfway Rock Light has closed with a high bid of $283,000. If accepted by the federal government, it would be the highest winning bid ever for a Maine lighthouse. The bid trumps the previous high of $190,000 in 2010 for Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse at the mouth of Portland Harbor […]
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Vision rehabilitation, training center coming to Portland
PORTLAND — The city may soon be home to the only training and rehabilitation center for the visually impaired north of Newton, Mass., after the Iris Network received a $1.1 million grant from the federal government. The funding was secured by the state Department of Labor’s Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The new immersion […]
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Franklin Street designs subject of workshop
PORTLAND — The future of Franklin Street will be the topic of a public workshop beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Rines Auditorium in the Portland Public Library. Redesign concepts for the street have been in the works for more than two years, study spokeswoman Carol Morris said in a press release […]
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Portland School Board at-large candidates not unfamiliar
PORTLAND — The race for an open at-large seat on the School Board features a pair of familiar faces: a candidate who ran unsuccessfully for the board last year and a former state representative. The seat has been vacant since Elizabeth Brooks stepped down in January, and the board decided not to hold a special election. […]
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Cause of Portland fire can't be determined
PORTLAND — The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home at 40 Deering Ave. on Sept. 16 will remain undetermined, Fire Department spokesman Tim Nangle said Sept. 17. “Investigators have been unable to determine a cause due to the extent of the damage,” Nangle said of the three-alarm blaze that began in the […]
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Overtime park(ing) encouraged in Portland
Employees of The VIA Agency make themselves comfortable outside 619 Congress St. in Portland on Friday, Sept. 19, for Park(ing) Day, an annual, international effort that temporarily transforms metered parking spots into social spaces and public parks. During the VIA effort, one of about a dozen throughout the city, Kelly Sears, left, Judi Cutrone, Chris […]