SOUTH PORTLAND — A court filing by the city says there is no merit to a resident’s claim that the health insurance benefit offered to city councilors is illegal under the City Charter. The city is asking a Maine Superior Court judge for summary judgment in its favor, plus monetary damages, attorney fees and other […]
February 2012
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Southbound Exit 11 to Falmouth spur reopens after tractor-trailer accident
The rig fell on its side as it was exiting the southbound lane of I-295 onto the Maine Turnpike spur.
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Maine home sales increase for 7th straight month
January sales of existing single-family homes increased 2 percent in Maine. But Maine didn’t do nearly as well as the rest of the country.
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Emergency budget for DHHS approved
Four Democrats changed their votes after Republicans promised to help military veterans who would have otherwise lost their insurance under the proposal.
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'Cinderella' performed in Windham, March 9-25
“Impossible things are happening every day!” sings the Godmother in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical fairy tale “Cinderella” and impossible things will happen when young performers at Windham Center Stage Theater bring this timeless tale to life in March. First seen as a television spectacular in 1957, and remade for television in 1965 and 1997, Rodgers […]
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J.K. Rowling has deal for adult novel
The author of the mega-selling “Harry Potter” series, which ended in 2007, has an agreement to publish her first novels for grownups.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Group hopes to make South Portland better for bike riders, pedestrians
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Greenbelt trail that runs from the Wainwright fields off Highland Avenue to Bug Light Park is a great artery through the city for residents on two legs or two wheels. But for Jeff Woodbury, who lives on Hobart Street in the west end of the city, getting to the Greenbelt without […]
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Two bridges renamed for domestic-violence victims
One of the bridges becomes the Amy, Coty and Monica Bridge in tribute to a mother and two children shot to death last year in Dexter by an estranged husband.
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Firefighters battle pellet mill fire in Strong
Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire at the Geneva Wood Fuels pellet mill.
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Woman pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of boyfriend
Lisa McDonald faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of 47-year-old Carlos Ramos of Portland.