FREEPORT — Structure fires broke out on Sunday and Monday in neighboring mobile homes on Ware Road, causing damage estimated at over $200,000. Both fires were caused by food left on a hot stove, and both were accidental, said Freeport Fire Chief Darrel Fournier, who called the incidents “a terrible coincidence.” A fire was reported on Sunday […]
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Portland developers ready to build, foes ready to fight
PORTLAND — Opponents of Midtown, the much-debated housing and retail complex developers hope to build in the Bayside neighborhood, are gathering this week to strategize. Meanwhile, the developers are preparing to break ground on the first phase of Midtown as soon as March. On Jan. 14, the Planning Board approved the $150 million development, which […]
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Maine's own Cohen urges 'action' at MLK breakfast in Portland
PORTLAND — Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, who served Maine as a U.S. representative from the 2nd Congressional District and later as a U.S. senator, on Monday urged a crowd of more than 700 to take action as he headlined the city’s 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast. “You and I were […]
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Casco Bay island resort construction back online
PORTLAND — A multimillion-dollar project seeking to convert a former U.S. Army barracks on one of Casco Bay’s islands into a luxury hotel is back online after a massive fire gutted the historic structure nearly two months ago. Efforts to reclaim the long-vacant former Fort McKinley building on Great Diamond Island as a high-end destination […]
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New Mainers have new career resource in Portland
PORTLAND — Immigrants who arrive in Maine with college degrees have a new ally in their search for rewarding employment. Portland Adult Education recently opened the New Mainers Resource Center at the former Cathedral Grammar School at 14 Locust St., according to a news release from Portland Public Schools. The center offers career guidance, case […]
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Weather doesn't stop Portland winter festival
PORTLAND — Fickle weather this month will have no affect on the 10th annual Welcome to Winter Festival. The event, which is scheduled for 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at Payson Park, was never imperiled by a string of relatively warm days in January and a temporary lack of snow, according to Julie Mulkern, executive […]
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Unsung Hero: Lonnie Hackett, on a life-changing course
BRUNSWICK — Lonnie Hackett was on top of the world in the spring of 2011. He had gotten off to a strong start in his first year at Bowdoin College, excelling in the classroom, on the football field and on the track. He planned to enter medical school after graduation and pursue a career in […]
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LePage takes a coffee break in Scarborough
Coffee sippers at Scarborough Grounds got a visit from Gov. Paul LePage Friday morning, Jan. 17, his first stop on a tour of seven Scarborough businesses. LePage, left, was joined by state Rep. Heather Sirocki, R-Scarborough, as they spoke with Carll Wilkinson. Behind Wilkinson is Sirocki’s mother, Erika Pinkham. Jonathan Gates, owner of the coffee […]
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Cold day on the bay
A solitary boat is framed at its mooring, just after sunrise on a recent frigid morning at Falmouth Town Landing.
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Food fight: Cottage Road changes leave some South Portland residents with a bad taste
SOUTH PORTLAND — The arrival of several restaurants along Cottage Road has left a less-than-savory taste in the mouths of some neighborhood residents who are worried about traffic, parking, and an increase in alcohol sales. “This is the greater Portland area coming into South Portland,” Elsmere Avenue resident Pamela Jordan said last week about congestion […]