PORTLAND — A $2.2 million restoration of the city’s largest freshwater pond gained Planning Board approval last week. The work to remove three acres of invasive cat tails in Capisic Pond, above and below the Capisic Street bridge, still needs state and federal permits and funding from the city. But city Stormwater Coordinator Doug Roncarati […]
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Annie's bookselling story ends in Portland after 30 years
PORTLAND — It was not easy for Alice Moisen to close a 30-year chapter of her life Saturday, but she said the time had come. “I was not able to pay enough attention here,” she said. “I have wonderful employees, but it is not the same.” The owner of Annie’s Book Stop at 295 Forest […]
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Search continues for Portland robbery suspects
PORTLAND — Police are looking for two men they suspect in a pair of armed robberies on Cumberland Avenue on March 27. Polce Lt. James Sweatt said no one was injured in the the alleged robberies, which occurred within 10 minutes of each other near the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Chestnut Street. The first […]
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UPDATE: Family says heater not the cause of North Yarmouth barn fire
NORTH YARMOUTH — A fire early Monday morning destroyed a barn and burned part of a second building, and claimed the lives of many chickens and sheep, according to fire officials. The cause of the blaze at 140 West Pownal Road was undetermined, but it appeared foul play was not a factor. “There’s extensive fire […]
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Unsung Hero: Sally Connolly of Cape Elizabeth, building bridges with English in Portland
PORTLAND — Sally Connolly spends two hours every Monday and Wednesday morning doing what she has always loved to do: teach. But hers is not a typical teaching situation. Connolly’s classroom is at LearningWorks, not at a school. Her students are non-English-speaking adults, not children who grew up speaking English. And she doesn’t get paid […]
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Letter to the editor: Funeral processions deserve the respect of other drivers
On March 20, around noontime, I was surprised, irritated and disappointed with drivers on Interstate 295 in Portland from the Washington Avenue entrance to the South Portland Route 1 exit. Drivers were cutting into the funeral procession, cutting off some of the vehicles. I was in one of those vehicles that you cut in front […]
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Simple blood test can accurately rule out heart attack in ER
A large study in Sweden finds that a blood test with an electrocardiogram is 99 percent accurate in predicting which patients can be safely sent home.
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Commentary: New miracle hepatitis C drug too pricey for prisoners
WASHINGTON — If used widely, a new generation of antiviral drugs has the potential to wipe out the deadly hepatitis C virus in the United States. But the high price of the drugs might prevent their use in prisons, which house as many as one-third of those who are infected. The drugs cost anywhere from […]
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Study backs nonsurgical way to fix heart valves
Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed through a tube into an artery instead.
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USM restores recreation and leisure studies program
The major had been one of four academic programs due to be eliminated as part of systemwide budget cuts.