PORTLAND — Some desks still sit in empty classrooms, and blackboards have not been erased, but change is coming to the 107-year-old former Nathan Clifford School at 180 Falmouth St. Kevin Bunker, a principal with city-based Developers Collaborative, expects what will be called the Nathan Clifford Residences to be ready for occupancy by December. “I […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district hires Biddeford administrator as superintendent
CUMBERLAND — In a seven-minute meeting Monday, the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors unanimously approved hiring Jeff Porter of Scarborough as superintendent of schools. Porter, assistant superintendent in the Biddeford School Department for the past seven years, will start a three-year contract in SAD 51 on July 1 at an annual salary of […]
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Cumberland candidates enter races for sheriff, House
CUMBERLAND — Town Councilor Michael Edes and resident Michael Timmons have announced their candidacies for Cumberland County sheriff and state representative in House District 45, respectively. Edes, who was elected to the Town Council last year, is a former Maine State Police sargeant who retired in January after 28 years. He was a past president […]
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Driving out the darkness
With daylight saving time returning this weekend, it will be another eight months before the evening rush hour in Portland again takes place in darkness, as seen in this long-exposure view of Interstate 295 from Washington Avenue at 6:25 p.m. Monday. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday, […]
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Lewiston man charged with sex solicitation in Portland
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man was charged with engaging a prostitute Feb. 28 as part of a multi-city, multi-agency investigation into human trafficking. Police said James C. Begin, 35, was arrested in the city, but they declined to say where because the investigation is continuing. Three men were arrested Feb. 28 in Westbrook. Police from […]
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Yarmouth school a finalist in tech competition
YARMOUTH — Frank H. Harrison Middle School was named one of 15 finalists nationwide in a competition that challenges students to demonstrate how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM fields) can be used to improve their local communities. Students in Morgan Cuthbert’s seventh-grade science class developed a research proposal to study the invasive European […]
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Cain named CEO in Portland Pirates restructuring
PORTLAND — Portland Pirates hockey team majority owner Ron Cain was named managing officer and chief executive officer in a restructuring announced Feb. 28. Cain, who became majority owner last December, replaces former majority owner Brian Petrovek, who was named president of business development. Pirates Hall of Fame player Brad Church was named chief operating […]
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Freeport Housing Trust celebrates 25 years
FREEPORT — The Freeport Housing Trust celebrated its 25th anniversary in February at its annual meeting. President Amy Cartmell honored board member Tom Kelley for his role in founding the nonprofit organization, which controls 209 affordable rental units. Past Presidents Betsy Ruff, Kerry Corthell and Vaughndella Curtis also attended. The organization recently created a $12,000 […]
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Dryer fire damages Portland Center for Assisted Living
PORTLAND — No one was reported injured after a Saturday morning fire forced a partial evacuation of the Portland Center for Assisted Living at 68 Devonshire St. Fire Department spokesman Timothy Nangle said firefighters found a fire in a laundry dryer. The alarm was called at 11:14 a.m., and the fire was quickly extinguished with […]
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Unsung Hero: Hannah Ray of Cumberland Foreside, advocate for kids with Asperger’s
CUMBERLAND — “I remember hearing Barbara asking the first question and handing me the microphone. It was something about what could I remember about the first time I met her. When the microphone was placed in my hands, and I brought it to my mouth to speak, something changed. A strange calm came over me, […]