PORTLAND — Anna Marie Klein Christie took in the windblown view of greater Portland from the roof of One City Center on Monday afternoon. “Over there,” the executive director of Rippleffect said, pointing toward Bayside and Back Cove, “you can see the homes of some of our kids on scholarship.” She continued, after walking toward […]
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Proposed roundabout spurs Falmouth discussion
FALMOUTH — The town’s most dangerous intersection is getting a serious makeover. Residents got a first glimpse at a $1.2 million proposal to build a roundabout at the intersection of Middle Road, Longwoods Road and Woods Road during a preliminary public hearing Wednesday, April 30, at Town Hall. The federal- and state-funded project will begin […]
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Falmouth veterans memorial faces fundraising deadline
FALMOUTH — The newest phase in a two-year effort to build a monument for Falmouth veterans has organizers stumped. Literally. A dozen tree stumps line the street on Depot Road where they plan to erect an 8-foot black granite monument honoring the town’s military veterans. The town’s Veterans Memorial Committee hopes a business or resident […]
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Longtime Family Ice president steps aside
FALMOUTH — Family Ice Center has elected a new president to replace a longtime director who has stepped down from the role. Falmouth resident Godfrey Wood will replace Peter Wellin of South Portland, a founding member of the board who has served as president for 15 years of the nonprofit, year-round skating center on Hat […]
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Maine high court allows Congress Square Park referendum to advance to June vote
PORTLAND — Voters will get a say in whether the city can sell most of the publicly owned Congress Square Park to private hotel developers. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday rejected the city’s challenge to a referendum on whether to change the city’s Land Bank Commission ordinance to layer additional protections on Congress […]
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Yarmouth scout seeks 'Birthday Box' donations
YARMOUTH — A Girl Scout from Troop 6 is collecting cake mix, frosting, balloons, candles, streamers, toys and gifts for low-income children. Sabrina Flanders, a senior at Yarmouth High School, said she hopes to collect 24 boxes of party supplies, 12 each for boys and girls, to help “ensure that every child, regardless of income […]
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Women to build for Habitat in Freeport
FREEPORT — About 40 Habitat for Humanity volunteers, most of them women, will raise the walls of a duplex unit on Hummingbird Lane Friday, May 9, in recognition of the seventh annual National Women Build Week, which runs from May 3-11. The build will go from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and feature a construction skills training […]
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Portland officials greet upscale West End project
PORTLAND — A 45,000-square-foot upscale apartment-and-retail development in the West End drew city officials to a groundbreaking Tuesday morning. Mayor Michael Brennan, City Manager Mark Rees and City Councilor David Marshall joined developers Paul E. Peck, who is an attorney at Drummond & Drummond, and Jonathan and Catherine Culley, of Redfern Properties. The $6 million, […]
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Portland City Council sends school budget to voters
PORTLAND — Property owners could face a tax increase of 62 cents per $1,000 of assessed value if the proposed fiscal year 2015 education and municipal budgets are enacted. The increase would result in a tax rate of $20.03 per $1,000 of assessed value. On Monday, the City Council, with Councilor Jon Hinck opposed, gave […]
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Board OKs 4.3% budget hike for Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 directors on Monday approved a $32.6 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The spending plan, an increase of 4.3 percent over the current year, now goes to two votes by district residents – at a town meeting-style gathering June 5, and then at a budget validation referendum June […]