Less than two weeks after appearing to get away with using a foreign substance in another game against Boston, Michael Pineda apologize.
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Let the games begin: Retro arcade debuts in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Gamers rejoice: after months of anticipation, the retro-style Portland Arcade will officially open at 22 Cottage Road on Saturday, April 26. As promised, the boutique arcade features favorites like “Ms. Pac-Man” and “Donkey Kong,” as well as a room filled with vintage gaming consoles like Atari 2600, Nintendo and the Commodore 64. Owners […]
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South Portland adds 6 months to tar sands moratorium
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Wednesday extended a moratorium on tar sands and approved a transfer of $15,000 additional funds to the city property tax assistance program. Councilors also authorized a $10,000 business loan for a start-up consignment shop in the Mill Creek-Knightville neighborhood, and moved closer to allowing sidewalk cafes throughout the city. […]
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Bath council OKs sale of Huse School
BATH — A longtime city-owned property is likely going back on the tax rolls. In a meeting Wednesday that ran about 10 minutes, the City Council unanimously approved the $145,000 sale of the John E.L. Huse Memorial School, which the Regional School Unit 1 central office occupied until 2010. The 39 Andrews Road building, built […]
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Brunswick budget, tax hike whittled, but work remains
BRUNSWICK — Like stubborn patches of snow that are slowly receding, a projected increase in the town’s 2015 property tax rate may also be shrinking. Or so town officials hope. Interim Town Manager John Eldridge has been working to whittle down budget requests from town departments that, if granted, could have contributed to a tax rate hike of […]
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Pitching in at Pope Preserve in South Portland
Owen Coon, John Dore, and others remove debris and unwanted growth at Pope Preserve on Mill Cove during South Portland’s Earth Day Clean-Up on Sunday, April 20. Volunteers organized by the South Portland Land Trust cleaned up sites throughout the city, including Bug Light Park, the Greenbelt, Hinckley Park, and Mill Creek Park.
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Inspection could decide fate of Harpswell water tower
HARPSWELL — The dilapidated, unused water storage tank that stands above Mitchell Field off Harpswell Neck Road is finally going to get some close scrutiny. The 104-foot-high tower, built more than 60 years ago, is rusting in many spots. Its sky-blue protective coating has failed, allowing for more serious corrosion that could eventually threaten structural […]
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Topsham stage repair drive halfway to fundraising goal
TOPSHAM — A fundraising campaign for a new stage surface at the Orion Performing Arts Center is about halfway to its goal. When Mt. Ararat Middle School – the center’s 66 Republic Drive home – was built in 2001, the stage was designed to be more shallow than what became the finished product, Orion Coordinator […]
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Beach to Beacon bibs available for fundraisers
CAPE ELIZABETH — Runners still looking for a spot in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race on Aug. 2 can secure a bib from Rippleffect, the race beneficiary, in exchange for fundraising. More than 100 of the entries were available from Rippleffect and prior beneficiaries, according to a press release Tuesday. Information is […]
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Bath Iron Works nets $57M in new contracts
BATH — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday awarded Bath Iron Works two contracts totaling about $57 million, according to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. One $28.7 million contract funds fleet maintenance work. The other, for the same amount, funds engineering and design work on the Littoral Combat Ship, according to a press release from Pingree’s […]