HARPSWELL — When the nearly 60 people who attended a public hearing Friday were asked if they support a proposed charter school in town, almost every hand went up. It was a good sign for Harpswell Coastal Academy, the charter school that could be approved by the Maine Charter School Commission in early February and […]
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Mechanical issue knocks Peaks Island car ferry out of service
Casco Bay Lines says that a supplemental barge service will run from East End Beach while the ferry is offline.
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Bruins beat Winnipeg 2-1, stay undefeated
Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron scored in the shootout to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon.
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Wells firefighters dig out woman stuck in mud flats
Firefighters were called to help the woman, who was stuck waist-deep about 20 feet from shore, at 12:40 p.m. Monday, said Capt. Jeff Cullen.
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Unsung Hero: Regina Erskine, teaching life lessons through blood
PORTLAND — “There’s never a dull moment with this age group, that’s for sure,” said Regina Erskine, who has been teaching health at Lyman Moore Middle School since 1989. “I’ve always been interested in health,” said Erskine, a native of Dixmont, “and they didn’t teach health in the schools when I was growing up.” Spurred […]
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Red Claws beat Armor, extend win streak to 6
Maine continues to lead the NBA D-League East Division with a 16-8 record. It was their fourth win in four games against Springfield.
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Out & About: Tip-top music for late January
With the calendar approaching the end of January, the seasonal slowdown in the performing arts has pretty much ended, with most of southern Maine’s performers, producers and presenters returning to local stages with a variety of tip-top offerings. Portland Ovations returns with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center in a Jan. 25 show that’s […]
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Independents recall rocky meeting with LePage
Gov. Paul LePage met with three independent members of the House on Jan. 15. The meeting apparently didn’t go very well, according to the lawmakers who attended. Not well at all. On Monday, the website Village Soup published an account of the meeting based on comments by Rep. Jefferey Evangelos, I-Friendship, who met with LePage […]
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Mercy’s McAuley Residence moving to new Portland location
The housing program for needy mothers and their children will expand when it moves from State Street to High Street.
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As plane technology advances, FAA scrambles to keep up
The unfolding saga of Boeing’s highest-profile plane has raised new questions about federal oversight of aircraft makers and airlines.