PORTLAND — The Board of Public Education on Aug. 5 will hold a business meeting on Peaks Island at the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave. The 7 p.m. meeting will be preceded by a 6 p.m. executive session. The meeting will not be broadcast live on TV3, but will air at a later date. “We […]
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PATHS receives aquaponics grant
PORTLAND — Portland Arts and Technology High School received a $3,000 grant to expand its use of aquaponics, a growing system in which aquatic animals are farmed and their waste is used to cultivate plants and vegetables. “We have experimented with growing plants in this system and would like to produce enough greens and herbs for […]
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'Beer Camp' and beyond: Allagash Brewing grows with a splash in Portland
PORTLAND — These are heady days for Allagash Brewing Co. Preparing to be part of the Beer Camp Across America tour at Thompson’s Point on Friday, the brewery at 50 Industrial Way will also expand by 18,000 feet and turn 20 next year. “I never thought the Belgian category would take off like this,” brewery […]
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GOP taps Durham man as state House District 46 candidate
DURHAM — Town Republicans on July 26 picked Paul Chace to replace Michael Vaughan as the party’s candidate in the state House of Representatives District 46 election. Chace will face incumbent state Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, in the redrawn district, which includes North Yarmouth, Durham, and half of Pownal. Graham’s former District 109 included […]
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Fire damages secluded home in Freeport
FREEPORT — A July 25 electrical fire at 5 Balsam Lane was put out in time to save the home, but sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. Despite previously published reports of two injured firefighters, Deputy Chief Paul Conley on Monday said only one firefighter was injured. He was treated for heat […]
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Portland Housing Authority project hinges on investor tax credits
PORTLAND — The Portland Housing Authority’s latest venture could be under construction by next spring, if it receives tax credits attractive to investors. Bayside Anchor, a four-story apartment building planned for 49 Boyd St. in East Bayside, will have 45 apartments, with 36 designated for affordable housing, PHA Executive Director Mark Adelson said July 23. […]
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Portland senator's PAC faces $31K fine
PORTLAND — Maine Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, will find out Thursday if his political action committee will be fined for reporting errors. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices could fine the Alfond Business, Community & Democracy PAC more than $31,700 for omissions on its October 2013 and January 2014 quarterly spending […]
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Invasive green crabs creep back into Casco Bay
FREEPORT — Despite cautious optimism earlier this year that midcoast mudflats would be spared, invasive European green crabs were apparently only waiting for warmer water to scurry back into the area and begin wreaking havoc on the shellfish industry. “Since the beginning of last week, they’ve increased considerably,” said Sara Randall of the Downeast Institute […]
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Cure for the summer slide in Portland
Nataly Mendez, a soon-to-be first-grader at Reiche Community School, joins her peers in a game of bouncing balls within a parachute Thursday during a Summer Success picnic at Deering Oaks Park in Portland. The event, which was hosted by Portland ConnectED, featured a free meal for children, tours of fire trucks, music performances and visits […]
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Train barn foes, Downeaster official clash in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A meeting of an advisory group for a proposed train layover facility Thursday lapsed into an acrimonious exchange between opponents of the project and representatives of the agency that runs the Amtrak Downeaster. At the meeting, three members of the Brunswick West Neighborhood Coalition protested that the meeting agenda did not include discussion […]