FALMOUTH — A candidate in state Senate District 25 is getting some national attention. Republican Cathy Manchester of Gray was named one of the top “14 in ’14” by the Republican State Leadership Committee’s “Right Women, Right Now” campaign. “It’s not something I applied for, it was totally out of the blue for me,” Manchester said last […]
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Former President Clinton to campaign for Michaud in Portland
PORTLAND — The gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, hopes to get a boost from former President Bill Clinton in a Sept. 2 rally at the Ocean Gateway terminal. The event is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Registration for the event closed three hours after it […]
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Council, board candidates set for Nov. 4 Portland ballot
PORTLAND — What initially promised to be a competitive field of races for city elected offices narrowed when Monday’s deadline passed for filing nomination papers. City Council seats in Districts 4 and 5, and a District 4 School Board seat, are in play in November because of decisions by Councilors Cheryl Leeman and John Coyne […]
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Portland panel back at work on Congress Square Park redesign
PORTLAND — The expanded, and maybe even reinvigorated, Congress Square Redesign Study Group is back at work on a project that has vexed the city for at least six years. “I feel confident we are on a good track,” Parkside Neighborhood Association President Frank Turek said Aug. 20, after the group reconvened for a City […]
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Back-to-school beautification in Portland
Althea Kastelic, an incoming freshman, paints a Casco Bay High School corridor Monday, Aug. 25, in Portland with her mother, Jenny Kastelic, during a two-day beautification project to prepare for the new school year, which begins Sept. 2. Principal Derek Pierce said the school’s interior space grew by 40 percent when School Department offices moved […]
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Portland minimum wage proposal may be ready by October
PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan said Aug. 20 he favors increasing the minimum wage in the city to $9.50 an hour. His Minimum Wage Advisory Committee will meet Sept. 11 before City Councilors can consider a new ordinance, perhaps in October. The meeting at 4 p.m. in City Hall Room 209 was scheduled after a […]
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Bath Iron Works lands contract potentially worth more than $100M
BATH — Bath Iron Works has been awarded a contract potentially worth more than $100 million to provide support for the Littoral Combat Ship program. BIW is partnering with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Austal, CDI and Marinette Marine on the planning yard services contract to support two variants of the ship, according to spokesman […]
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Falmouth church puts faith in new youth minister
FALMOUTH — In an effort to re-establish youth as part of the congregation, the Falmouth Congregational Church has hired Tree Harmon-Hester to shake things up. “This church is determined to grow, to get kids back in here,” Harmon-Hester said. “A lot of kids and families are just so busy and so involved in other activities … […]
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USM, AAA help students cruise into tourism careers
PORTLAND — With the summer tourist season coming to a close and visits from leaf-peepers just around the corner, what better way to learn about the tourism industry than on a cruise ship? The University of Southern Maine’s Tourism and Hospitality department, along with AAA Northern New England and Holland America Line, held a fundraiser on […]
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Portland High School to launch 'career pathways'
PORTLAND — Students at Portland High School will start this year on a new path. Students in grades 10 through 12 will have a choice of four career pathways beginning this year. The pathways are funded by a Nellie Mae Education Foundation Grant, which contributed $5.1 million to be divided among the city’s four high schools. […]