PORTLAND — City Councilor Cheryl Leeman, a two-time mayor, longtime councilor and former School Committee member, Tuesday announced she will not seek re-election this fall. “Although I have enjoyed my work on the City Council, I am calling it quits. I plan to spend more time with family and friends, travel and enjoy life,” Leeman […]
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Falmouth councilors pick Farber for chairwoman
FALMOUTH — At its first meeting since Election Day, the Town Council elected a new chairwoman, reviewed a zoning ordinance amendment, and made a cost-saving change to its five-year Capital Improvement Plan. On June 18, Karen Farber, a former School Board member who has now served two years on the council, was unanimously elected chairwoman, […]
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Builder tests market with energy-efficient home in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — When Josh Wojcik decided to launch Upright Properties, a construction company specializing in energy-efficient homes, by doing its first project in Yarmouth, he knew he was taking a major risk. But he was confident it would be a risk worth taking. “There’s a real energy in Yarmouth and a more progressive vision than […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
History pulls into Maine ports with the Nina and Pinta
HARPSWELL — On a recent afternoon, bright sun bathed anxious crowds pouring down a South Harpswell pier to climb aboard two squat black vessels berthed in the green waters of Pott’s Harbor. The two ships, exact replicas of the Nina and Pinta – two of the three ships Christopher Columbus used to cross the Atlantic more […]
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For women in Cumberland, it's run early, feel better
CUMBERLAND — Why anyone would want to get out of bed early enough for a 5:30 a.m. running group? Just ask one of the more than 40 women who are participating this summer in “Run and Done,” which meets at the Greely High School parking lot every Tuesday morning. The group’s goals are to encourage […]
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Portland art collective falls victim to rising rents, demand for space
PORTLAND — After more than five years at 511 Congress St., evolving economic realities are forcing Constellation Gallery to search for a new home. The gallery and studio, which serves as a home base for the 30 or so members of the Maine Art Collective, has never been a moneymaker. But when City Councilor David Marshall […]
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Cross-country bike-and-build campaign launches at Habitat project in Freeport
FREEPORT — They started with their back tires in the Atlantic and they’ll end with their front ones in the Pacific. For the 75 days in between, members of Bike and Build will be creating affordable housing in different cities as they bike their way across the country. “I’m really excited to bike across the country, […]
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PHOTOS: Rainbow of runners in South Portland
A runner in a pink wig pauses near the finish line Sunday, June 22, at Bug Light Park in South Portland during the second annual Color Run 5K, “a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality,” according to the for-profit company’s website. Last year, The Color Run was held about 170 times in […]
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2 Portland neighborhoods to get traffic-calming measures
PORTLAND — With a bump here, an island there, and two mini traffic circles, the city hopes to make motorists slow down in the Libbytown and Rosemont neighborhoods between Congress Street and Brighton Avenue. At a June 19 meeting at the Clarion Hotel on Congress Street, the public got a view of the $335,000 project […]
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Portland schools hope to help kids avoid 'summer slide'
PORTLAND — Eat healthy, exercise and read, read, read. City officials and educators delivered that message Friday to East End Community School students on their last day of classes, as Portland kicked off an expanded slate of summer programming designed to combat “summer slide.” “If students don’t practice reading between June and September, their reading level […]