PORTLAND — After school superintendents received two letters from the state Department of Education – one in July 2009, the second last September – several southern Maine schools have updated their therapeutic restraint and seclusion policies to prohibit holds that restrict children’s airways. The Scarborough, South Portland and Falmouth school boards have acted on amendments to the […]
2011
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Nateva Festival will return in August
This year’s festival will include cheaper tickets and more on-site camping, its founder says.
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Gardiner man admits shooting girlfriend
Kenneth L. Sirmans pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of aggravated assault for the September 2010 shooting of Alison T. Wainwright.
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Portland council requires cameras outside Bayside bar
PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday approved an 18-month contract that includes raises for police officers. But much of the council’s meeting was spent discussing a Bayside bar. Rockin’ Rickey’s Tavern, 94 Portland St., received its liquor license from the City Council, but only after being required to install outdoor surveillance cameras to discourage […]
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Mortgage foreclosures falling in Maine
However, an increase in seriously delinquent mortgages suggests the foreclosure problem will persist this year.
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Cohen, credited with restoring voter trust, ends tenure as Portland city clerk
PORTLAND — Linda Cohen said she tries not to think “lasts.” Not the last time she will climb the winding staircase at City Hall. Not the last birth, marriage or death she will certify. But Friday, Jan. 7, will be full of lasts, when Portland’s city clerk for the last decade steps down from municipal […]
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Panel endorses Maine health exchange
The committee of Democratic and Republican lawmakers calls for an online insurance exchange.
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Short Relief: Maine must use its natural advantages
It took me about four years of trying to get a job in Maine. So long that I had given up hope of ever getting one. At the time, I had been living in Washington, D.C., for about 12 years. I had been married for about five. I was daunted by the prospect of trying […]
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Shapleigh firefighter killed responding to rescue call
David E. Remington, 58 of Acton loses control of his pickup on Shapleigh Corner Road about one mile from Route 109.
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UPDATED: Maine PUC to probe CMP 'smart' meter policy
AUGUSTA — The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced Tuesday that it will investigate Central Maine Power Co.’s installation of “smart” electric meters. The probe was sought in complaints asking the regulatory agency to require CMP to offer customers a formal opt-out provision. It will determine if CMP’s repeated refusal to offer such an option is […]