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Portland Police Beat: Feb. 6

Arrests 1/26 at 11 a.m. Anthony Williams, 27, of Bronx, N.Y., was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Matthew Morrison on a charge of aggravated furnishing or trafficking in scheduled drugs. 1/26 at 9 p.m. David M. Lovallo, 30, no address listed, was arrested on Park Avenue by Officer Eric Johnson on charges of unlawful […]

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Portland School Notebook

Cheverus High School students named to National Honor Society Seventy-three Cheverus High School students were recently named to the National Honor Society, an organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. Portland students inducted are: Michael Casale, Nicole Chambers, Mikayla Mayberry, Zhao “Emily” Zintong, Robert Kritzer, Christian Cilly, Yue “Sophia” Dai, Peter Dutton, Emma Engelman, […]

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Portland Meetings: Feb. 6-12

Wed.  2/6  3:30 p.m.  Creative Portland Corporation  CH Wed.  2/6  5 p.m.  Historic Preservation  CH Wed.  2/6  5:30 p.m.  Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee  CH Thur.  2/7  5 p.m.  Parks Commission  55 Portland St. Thur.  2/7  5 p.m.  Land Bank Commission  CH Thur.  2/7  6:30 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  CH Fri.  2/8  10 a.m. […]

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Butler Head easement on agenda

BATH The City Council on Wednesday night will consider a conservation easement for Butler Head Preserve, 133 acres of protected land jutting into Merrymeeting Bay. If approved, the easement will go to Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT), which is committed to conserving land and wildlife habitat of the lower Kennebec and Sheepscot River estuaries. Federal […]

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Work progressing on Bowdoin College’s new arts building

BRUNSWICK At the moment, Bowdoin College’s planned Longfellow Arts Building is little more than a storm of concrete forms, framing and sawdust. When the cement cures and the paint dries, however, administrators from the illustrious school envision a fourth and final point on the campus’ artistic compass. The college has begun renovation of the former […]

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Power generation site planned

BRUNSWICK A New York company plans to build a bacteria-based power generation facility at Brunswick Landing. Village Green Ventures hopes to file permit applications for the project by the end of the month and a will hold a public meeting about it Wednesday evening. Planned for two acres of property on the former Navy base, […]

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Council backs United stance

BRUNSWICK A wary Town Council waded into national politics Monday, adding Brunswick’s voice to a growing movement calling for a constitutional amendment to limit the influence of money in politics. Councilors voted 6-3 to accept a petition asking them to approve a municipal resolution backing a constitutional amendment that would reverse the 2008 U.S. Supreme […]

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Marine Resources cuts shrimp catch

PHIPPSBURG The Maine Department of Marine Resources has cut the allowable catch of shrimp landed from Maine waters. After reviewing early-season landings reports for the shrimp trawl fishery and gathering input from shrimp trappers, Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced Friday his department has established “measures to ensure that each fishery remain within […]

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2nd arrest in Richmond store burglary

RICHMOND Police arrested a Brunswick man Thursday night Richmond police had been seeking in connection with an early-morning convenience store burglary Jan. 10 in Richmond. Brunswick police arrested Shawn Mills, 28, of 49 MacMillan Drive, Brunswick, on a Richmond warrant alleging burglary and theft Thursday at about 8:30 p.m. Police were called to Pat’s Store […]