FREEPORT — Most people take the simple act of brushing their teeth for granted. But for individuals who are living with illnesses, injuries and disabilities, something so routine can be a challenge. Staff members in the Casco Bay YMCA’s Adaptive Services program help people in such situations build and maintain strength and, hopefully, achieve a sense […]
March 2012
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Cumberland Police Beat: March 27
Arrests 3/18 at 2:17 p.m. Kevin Tar, 18, of Tinker Lane, was arrested by Officer Kirk Mazuzan on Blanchard Road on a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and issued a summons on a charge of possessing marijuana. Later that day, at 5:29 p.m., Tar was arrested on charges of violation of conditions […]
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Consumer confidence holds steady in March
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy held pretty steady in March even as higher gas prices and declining home values threatened to put a damper on their moods.
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Portland business leaders optimistic, but need tech-savvy workers
PORTLAND — After earning a high rank in a Forbes magazine employment survey last week, city officials and business leaders are saying the future is bright for job-seekers in greater Portland. Forbes called the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford region the sixth best place for jobs in the country this spring, based on a survey of more than […]
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Phone scams preying on concern for loved ones
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the scam has cost a Harpswell resident $7,000 and a Gray woman $2,000.
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SAT, ACT tests to require photo IDs to curb cheating
The change is one of a number of security initiatives following allegations of widespread cheating at a number of high schools on New York’s Long Island
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Gay marriage coalition names campaign manager
The Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition also creates a PAC and launches a website. An opposition group is also forming a political action committee, called Protect Marriage Maine.
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Debates set for U.S. Senate primary candidates
The race is on, with nine GOP forums scheduled and the first Democratic debate this weekend in Portland.
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Car fire disrupts I-295 traffic in Falmouth
The fire near Exit 14 burned a car that was being towed by a tow truck.
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Breaking barriers: Portland parent-teacher conferences in a multilingual era
PORTLAND — Shamso Farah, a Somali translator and parent liaison for the Portland Public Schools’ multilingual department, rushed into her boss’s office at Lyman Moore Middle School on March 21 with a minor crisis on her hands. It was parent-teacher conference day at the school, and for five weeks before, Farah and other members of […]