Greater Portland Benefits The Big Bake Sale, 10% of sales on select bakery products to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, until March 31, Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset St., Portland, wholefoodsmarket.com/portland-me. Free Federal and Maine Income Tax Preparation, available for all ages and incomes, through April 14, for times/locations, visit aarp.org/money, tax-aide […]
March 2010
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Don't throw the public under the bus
Apparently, the Maine Department of Transportation has been conducting something called the Portland North Alternative Modes Transportation Study since 2008, studying whether to link either Lewiston-Auburn or Bath-Brunswick by either commuter passenger rail or rapid transit buses. Of course, we wouldn’t know that by reading local newspapers. Other than a Press Herald report on the […]
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Global Matters: When duty calls, will we answer?
I arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after midnight, and among the throng awaiting my fellow passengers was a uniformed gentleman holding a small sign bearing the logo of a hotel and my name. I made eye contact and he signaled me to meet him on the other side of the corridor formed […]
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Maine issues new ATV trail map
The new map features 6,000 miles of ATV trails throughout the state that can be used during three seasons.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Superintendent's Notebook: Setting budget priorities
Budgets represent a community’s priorities. As I crafted my 2010-2011 budget for the Portland Public Schools, I faced the challenge of meeting students’ needs and moving our district forward, while keeping costs affordable for taxpayers. Fortunately, more than 100 residents representing a broad cross-section of our city already had identified priorities for the school district […]
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
Turnpike crash slows traffic
Slowdowns are likely to continue into the evening while the DEP removes contaminated soil.
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Turnpike crash slows traffic
Slowdowns are likely to continue into the evening while the DEP removes contaminated soil.
Posted inNews
Limington woman shot in the head
Kelly Winslow’s body was found off Route 26 near the New Hampshire border.
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Portland schools get$500K to fight obesity
The two-year grant will pay for changes in the school lunch program, nutrition education and physical activity programs.
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Portland group to petitionfor non-citizen voting
PORTLAND — A group of city residents this morning took out petitions aimed at giving non-citizens the right to vote in city elections.