The 20-minute closures will take place tonight through Saturday night between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
March 2012
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Smith to serve as Portland’s acting fire chief
The 37-year veteran firefighter will step in when Chief Frederick LaMontagne retires on April 1.
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Judge issues arrest warrants for 5 Occupy protesters
The five, including a Benton selectwoman, are charged with criminal trespass for allegedly refusing to leave the grounds of the Blaine House on Nov. 30, 2011.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Parents, educators push for specialized charter schools
PORTLAND — The Maine Charter School Commission will decide by July 1 which charter schools will open to students in September. During a public input session Monday night at Deering High School, members of the commission said that the July 1 deadline will allow charter schools 60 days to enroll students. James Banks, chairman of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Panel backs sexual harassment claim of Windham police officer
WINDHAM – The Maine Human Rights Commission on Monday sided with a Windham police officer in her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation, paving the way for a settlement. Almost three years after the harassment started, Officer Danielle (Cyr) Nelson prevailed in her case against the town of Windham, with the five-member commission backing her […]
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Report: Minority students face harsher punishments
Black students are more than three times as likely as their white peers to be suspended or expelled, according to 2009-10 data from more than 72,000 schools serving 85 percent of the nation.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Here come the weak
Watch your step. The floor might be slippery from all these drooling political consultants, an occupation noted for its lack of self-control. Which is another reason you should be careful where you put your feet. Some of those puddles may not be saliva. Nearly every campaign adviser in existence is frothing at the mouth (or […]
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No foul play suspected in body recovered from York River
A York officer checking on a car parked near Rice’s Bridge finds footprints leading away from the car to the river but none coming back.
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New Balance adding 40 more jobs in Maine
A company representative says the Boston-based company could add even more jobs if its plant converts to all natural gas, which could save up to 60 percent in energy costs.
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World powers agree Iran nuclear talks can resume
Iran also gives permission for inspectors to visit a site suspected of secret atomic work, appearing to counter somewhat the crisis atmosphere over Iran’s nuclear development program,