Arrests 12/7 at 4:30 p.m. David McNeil, 34, of Tinker Lane, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Gray Road on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and outstanding warrants from another agency. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Dec. 7-13. Fire calls 12/11 at 9:47 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Main […]
2015
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Charles A. Stewart III, 81: Owned Tennis of Maine
FALMOUTH — Charles Arthur “Tim” Stewart III, son of Charles Arthur Stewart Jr. and Louise Kidder died peacefully at Legacy Memory Care in Falmouth on Dec. 10, with his family by his side. Stewart was born Oct. 16, 1934, in Boston Massachusetts, and grew up in Weston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Middlesex School, he went […]
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Portland Water District budget includes 3.8% rate hike
PORTLAND — Customers could see a 3.7 percent increase in water rates as a result of the 2016 Portland Water District operating budget of $40.5 million. “Much of the increase is related to infrastructure maintenance and improvements, including water main replacement,” PWD spokeswoman Michelle Clements said in a Dec. 10 press release. The operating budget represents […]
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School chief search firm still unknown
PORTLAND — The School Board held a fourth executive session Tuesday in the search for a firm to help find the next superintendent of schools. The board’s superintendent search committee held executive sessions Nov. 16 and 23 to conduct interviews with the firms that reached out. On Dec. 15, the full board had an executive […]
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Season’s greetings!
Season’s greetings! Be of good cheer!Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year!Have a blessed Bodhi Day, a joyous Mawlid al-Nabi,Have fun at Festivus and a great Pancha Ganapati! Together we’ve weathered 2015 –The most hotly contested year that we’ve seen.Between climate change and the GOPAmerica heated up to the nth degree. Here in Maine, the […]
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 23-31
Portland Wed. 12/23 8 a.m. Metro Board of Directors 114 Valley St.
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Design ideas sought for Congress Square
PORTLAND — The city is seeking concepts and designs for Congress Square. In conjunction with the Portland Public Art Committee and the Friends of Congress Square Park, the city Planning & Urban Development Department is inviting landscape architects and visual artists to respond to two requests for qualifications to be part of the redesign effort. Selection committees will review […]
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Donald S. Doane, 84: Master of the jazz trombone
SCARBOROUGH — Donald S. “Don” Doane, 84, of Scarborough, who toured with some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians and was a world-renowned trombonist in his own right, died at the Maine Veteran’s Home Dec. 16. He was born in Portland Nov. 6, 1931, a son of Donald R. and Madeline (Spencer) Doane. He graduated […]
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 23-31
Portland Wed. 12/23 8 a.m. Metro Board of Directors 114 Valley St.
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Portland School Notebook: Dec. 23
Crowning achievement Oona Mackinnon-Hoban and Eamonn Dundon of Portland High School will serve as part-time interns in Sen. Angus King’s Scarborough office. The internships will give the students academic credit in a collaborative effort with the nonprofit Jobs for Maine’s Graduates and Portland High School. The internship program is aimed at giving local students an opportunity […]