PORTLAND — Mayor Ethan Strimling will make a renewed effort to appoint leaders and members of seven standing committees when the City Council meets Wednesday night, Jan. 3. “I’m going to continue to do this in the best way possible, but if committees don’t happen, I will have to figure out how we can operate,” Strimling […]
2018
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Portland mayor's new committee plans get chilly reception
PORTLAND — Mayor Ethan Strimling will make a renewed effort to appoint leaders and members of seven standing committees when the City Council meets Wednesday night, Jan. 3. “I’m going to continue to do this in the best way possible, but if committees don’t happen, I will have to figure out how we can operate,” Strimling […]
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Trump says former Clinton aide should face jail time
He also says the Justice Department should ‘act’ on former FBI director James Comey.
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You can run from the chill in Portland, but you can’t hide
Diego Villamarin of Auburn is the first across the finish line at Sunday’s Polar Bear Dash 5K in Portland. Despite wind-chill temperatures well below zero, nearly 140 people finished the 10th annual New Year’s Eve fundraising run for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, although the scheduled dip at East End Beach was canceled because […]
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Portland Police Beat: Jan. 3
Arrests 12/25 at 2:19 a.m. Isaiah S. Dawe, 19, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer David Lemieux on a charge of violating conditions of release. 12/25 at 2:19 a.m. Nolan B. Gelinas, 20, of Scarborough, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer David Lemieux on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled […]
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Wide input sought for Portland school construction projects
PORTLAND — The School Board has expanded from four to six the number of community members who will be invited to serve on its new building committee. Those six people will be at-large appointments, so “all taxpayers will feel like they have a voice,” School Board member Laurie Davis said at the Dec. 19 meeting. The […]
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Tractor-trailer crashes on I-295 in Portland
The crash was near mile 5 in the northbound lanes.
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Cumberland assistant principal nets top state honor
CUMBERLAND — Greely High School administrator Jayme Jones was named 2018 assistant principal of the year by the Maine Principals’ Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Jones, who has been at Greely High School since 2013, will be honored at the MPA’s annual awards banquet in Rockport on April 26. The Saco […]
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Early success greets North Yarmouth welcome program
NORTH YARMOUTH — If you’re new to town, don’t be surprised when the proverbial welcome mat is laid out. The “First Greeter” program, a product of the town’s Living Well initiative, since late September has welcomed 45 new residents and delivered gift bags as a form of introduction to 26 of them. Those “bags of […]
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Early success greets North Yarmouth welcome program
NORTH YARMOUTH — If you’re new to town, don’t be surprised when the proverbial welcome mat is laid out. The “First Greeter” program, a product of the town’s Living Well initiative, since late September has welcomed 45 new residents and delivered gift bags as a form of introduction to 26 of them. Those “bags of […]