Mourad Hamyd, 18, turns himself in as demonstrations in support of the victims grow around the world.
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Farm purchase official
The Scarborough Land Trust has officially completed its purchase of the 135-acre Benjamin Farm property on Pleasant Hill Road. The closing was held on Dec. 12 and the land trust now owns the property, which will be permanently conserved for open space, public access and wildlife habitat. “People have been driving by Benjamin Farm for […]
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Freeport council chairwoman won’t be moving out of state
Melanie Sachs announced at Tuesday’s Freeport Town Council meeting that her husband, Drew, has decided against taking a new job in Connecticut, meaning the family will stay in Freeport and she will remain as council chairwoman and executive director of Freeport Community Services. In late November, Sachs had told the Town Council that she would […]
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With new owner, Old Town paper mill rehires 180
A spokesman for buyer Expera Specialty Solutions of Kaukauna says production is scheduled to resume this month.
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New traffic pattern starts Jan. 21 at Cape’s recycling center
In response to an accident in November that killed a former public works director at Cape Elizabeth’s aging recycling center, officials are in the process of developing a short-term plan for improving safety at the facility. After observing vehicular and pedestrian movements and conducting a safety review at the Dennison Drive center in December, engineers […]
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Local theater community mourns one of its own
Members of the theater community in southern Maine were set to gather this week at Bull Feeney’s in Portland to hold a traditional Irish wake in honor of Susan Reilly, who died in a car crash on Dec. 23. Reilly and her husband, Tony Reilly, of South Portland, co-founded the American Irish Repertory Ensemble a […]
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Dog walkers protest Robinson Woods rule
More than 100 dog walkers in Cape Elizabeth have banded together to find an alternative solution to a new leash requirement being imposed in Robinson Woods. The new rule, which took effect Dec. 1, requires all dogs to be kept on a leash after 9 a.m. daily. But dog walkers say that the new requirement […]
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New councilor: City should hike minimum wage
Arguing that those earning the existing minimum wage are not making enough to live on, newly elected South Portland City Councilor Brad Fox is asking that the city at least discuss the possibility of creating a new, local minimum wage. “I’ll be bringing up the minimum wage at our next council workshop meeting. I expect […]
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City marks completion of high school
The best thing about completion of a nearly three-year construction project at South Portland High School is that all the learning spaces can now be used as originally designed, according to Principal Ryan Caron. No longer will video classes be held on the stage in the auditorium; no longer will teachers have to share space […]
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Maine to fill funding gap in Medicaid payments to physicians
The state will spend $7.8 million to cover federal cuts in reimbursements to doctors who treat MaineCare patients.