2015 – Page 3195 – The Portland Press Herald

Soundtrack of U.S. Open includes rumble on the rails

by TIM BOOTH The Associated Press June 19, 2015June 19, 2015

On a golf course already unique for its design, development and golf features, the trains are one more quirky element.

Portland school chief a finalist for Kentucky job

by The Forecaster June 19, 2015August 5, 2015

PORTLAND — Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk is a finalist for a school chief job in another state, the School Department announced Friday. If confirmed, Caulk would be leaving Portland to become superintendent of the 40,000-student Lexington, Kentucky, public school system, according to a press release. If he accepts the job, his departure date from Portland […]

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Portland school superintendent a finalist for Kentucky job

by Noel K. Gallagher June 19, 2015June 19, 2015

Emmanuel Caulk, who was named Portland’s school superintendent in July 2012, is a finalist for the superintendent post in Lexington, Kentucky.

Business, Maine, News

Portland flooring company must pay workers $52,000 in back wages

by From Staff Reports June 19, 2015June 19, 2015

The U.S. Labor Department says Paul G. White Tile Co. failed to pay employees for travel from its warehouse to job sites.

News, Politics

Legislature completes override of LePage budget vetoes

by Steve Mistler June 19, 2015June 19, 2015

The Republican-led Senate overturns 126 line-item vetoes, while the House dispatches 15 more in the transportation budget.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News

Portland police hunt for armed man who robbed 2 banks

by From Staff Reports June 19, 2015June 20, 2015

A man who robbed the cPort Credit Union and a Bank of America branch could have been involved in two other robberies, police say.

Maine, News

Tenants of condemned Westbrook house are homeless, struggling

by Kelley Bouchard June 19, 2015June 20, 2015

The building’s owner blames squirrels, but tenants say they complained for months about multiple life-threatening code violations at 158-160 Brackett St. before contacting city officials.

American Journal

Westbrook residents displaced after building condemned

by Andrew Rice [email protected] June 19, 2015March 9, 2016

Westbrook officials condemned a large Brackett Street apartment building Thursday after multiple code issues were found, displacing 23 people, including 12 children. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said Friday that an inspection of the building by the Westbrook Fire Department Thursday showed areas of exposed wires and no electricity. He said a resident notified the city […]