Commercial fisherman Tim Brown, 59, of Portland, takes his 5-year-old mutt Buddy for a stroll last week on Custom House Wharf during a sunny, spring-like afternoon. “We’re old wharf hounds,” Brown said.
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Electronic waste collection at USM on April 12
PORTLAND — Residents of greater Portland are invited to discard unused and unwanted electronic items Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the University of Southern Maine Woodbury Campus Center, 45 Bedford St. TVs, refrigerators, phones, computers, monitors and hard drives are among items that will be accepted at no cost. The drop-off is […]
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Friends of Casco Bay seek water quality monitors
SOUTH PORTLAND — Volunteers interested in monitoring water quality in Casco Bay are invited to attend a five-hour training session beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at Southern Maine Community College. The Friends of Casco Bay is seeking help monitoring water at 40 sites along the bay on 10 Saturdays through October. Volunteers must […]
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Portland seeks input about acessibility
PORTLAND — The Portland Disability Advisory Committee is seeking input about city accessibility and livability through a new online survey. The confidential survey seeks to build on a March 24 public forum on accessibility issues, and to improve quality of life for people with disabilities who live and work in the city. Included are questions […]
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Maine roof collapse kills Rhode Island man, injures another
Addison Yeaw, 58, was killed when the garage roof collapsed from the weight of four feet of snow.
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Scarborough man charged with vandalizing I-295 sound barrier in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Police believe they have found the person responsible for painting graffiti on the Interstate 295 sound barrier last year. Chief Edward Googins announced at a press conference April 4 that William O’Brien, 25, of Pine Point Road, Scarborough, was charged April 3 with criminal mischief for the vandalism, which took place in December. […]
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Maine researchers vie for NASA funding to track Gulf of Maine species
The need for real-time insight is key because the marine environment changes rapidly, they say.
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Biddeford’s MERC site — Flashback
The site of the former Maine Energy Recovery Co. in Biddeford, shown before and after the garbage incinerator’s demolition.
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Frog monitors keep ears to the ground – er – wetlands
Volunteers commit to listen for mating calls to help naturalists spot trends in the amphibian population.
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Gen. Carl Mundy, blunt-spoken Marine Corps commandant, dies at 78
He was widely criticized for his comments on minorities, women and gays in the military.