An accidental fire at the Knights Inn in South Portland Thursday morning sent a resident to the hospital with burns and caused $200,000 worth of damage to the building, Fire Chief Kevin Guimond said. A leaking propane heater in the room of the resident who was burned caused the fire at the inn at 634 […]
March 2010
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Residents balk at closing middle school
SOUTH PORTLAND – Residents want city officials to slow down and reconsider South Portland’s school budget proposal to close one of the two middle schools. That message came from some of the 150 people who attended Monday night’s public hearing on the budget, many of whom called for raising taxes in order to help the […]
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Proposed school cuts evoke outcry
SCARBOROUGH – A standing-room-only crowd turned out last week in Scarborough to protest a new school budget proposal that would eliminate about 40 jobs of teachers and other staff, reduce school programs, and impose fees on students for many co-curricular activities. The primary message delivered by the approximately 150 people attending a public hearing held […]
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Kid-designed playground to be installed at Redbank in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — It’s been years in the making, but the Redbank Village will finally get a new playground for neighborhood children. The City Council on Monday approved $55,000 in federal grant funding for the new playground, which will be located next to the Redbank Community Center. The project will be funded through the city’s […]
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Lily (Oldham) Curit, 93
FREEPORT – Lily (Oldham) Curit, 93, died Feb. 24 at Hawthorne House with her family by her side. Born on Feb. 27, 1917, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, she was the second daughter of William and Lettice Oldham. She met her husband, Gordon Everit Curit, in England while he was serving in the Army as a […]
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Greely Middle School wins Alpine title
The Greely Middle School Alpine ski team came in first at the recent championships. Jill Booth won the slalom and was third in the giant slalom, while Elyse Dinan placed second in the GS.
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Regional School Unit 5 bus drivers keep their jobs while budget discussions continue
FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 board of directors voted Feb. 24 to retain bus transportation services for one more year. The decision means the district will not replace the district-owned buses and drivers with a privatized transportation company, despite facing a projected $900,000 reduction in state aid in next year’s budget. The RSU 5 […]
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Nicholas DiMastrantonio, 78: 39-year career as Maine railroad engineer
SCARBOROUGH — Nicholas DiMastrantonio, 78, died at home with his children by his side on Feb. 26 after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 3, 1931, in Cambridge, Mass., he moved to South Portland in the 1940s, where he attended local schools. For 39 years he worked as a railroad engineer for the Maine Central Rail […]
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South Portland School Board may buck City Council, seek tax increase
SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Board on Monday signaled that it would not support a budget that does not increase taxes – a move that could set the stage for a contentious budget hearing with the City Council. Board Chairman Richard Carter said a zero percent school budget would adversely affect South Portland students, while […]
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Virginia S. Wieland, 96
PORTLAND — Virginia S. Wieland, 96, of Cape Elizabeth, died Feb. 28 at the Barron Center. She was born in Cape Elizabeth in 1903, a daughter of Captain Amos Jay and Ethel Jordan Armstrong Carr. After she attended schools in Massachusetts and Panama, she graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School. She married Frank G. Wieland […]