FALMOUTH — Residents will have a chance to weigh in on a possible single-use shopping bag ordinance at the Dec. 14 Town Council meeting. The ordinance committee, chaired by Council Vice Chairman Russell Anderson, has crafted language calling for a 5-cent fee on plastic and paper single-use shopping bags distributed at the town’s six largest […]
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Debtors circling idled Nova Star ferry in Portland
PORTLAND — The city has joined the list of businesses seeking more than $1 million in court-ordered payments from the owners of the Nova Star ferry. In two Nov. 9 filings in U.S. District Court, the city and Portland Development Corp. sought a total of $236,500 from Nova Star Cruises. The city has asked the court […]
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Portland plan for 2-way traffic on High, State streets faces roadblocks
PORTLAND — City Councilors on Monday, Nov. 16, are expected to vote on a feasibility plan to return two-way traffic to State and High streets. But the plan itself and the definition of “feasibility” remain sources of contention between supporters and City Manager Jon Jennings. Jennings said Tuesday that critical areas have not been fully addressed, […]
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After 25 years, family, police still seek clues in unsolved Portland homicide
PORTLAND — Norway resident Kyle Sampson visited 64 Pine St. in the West End for the first time Monday afternoon. It was not a social visit. He wants to know who killed his father in the block between Brackett and West streets 25 years ago. “This is a murder, it took someone’s life. It took […]
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Civil rights complaint filed against abortion protester in Portland
PORTLAND — Attorney General Janet Mills on Tuesday announced she has filed a complaint against a Lisbon man for allegedly violating the rights of health care patients in Portland. The complaint alleges that on Oct. 23, 26-year-old Brian Ingalls was yelling towards the second floor of the Planned Parenthood office at 443 Congress St. so […]
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There won’t be another Camelot: Portland’s largest residential property for sale
PORTLAND — Camelot Farm, the closest thing to home on the range inside city limits, is for sale. The 45-acre farm at 1700 Westbrook St., which has been in the Rogers family for 55 years, is the largest tract of residential land in Portland. It’s expected to have a family friendly future, with housing instead of […]
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Portland, state reject ethics complaint by Question 2 proponents
PORTLAND — An ethics complaint filed by supporters of failed referendum Question 2 was rejected by the city clerk and will not be considered by the state ethics commission. “I have reviewed the substance of your letter and Maine Law, and I have found no violations in the Maine Media Collective and Portland’s Future’s 11 day […]
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Portland a growth area for Millinocket-based learning disabilities agency
PORTLAND — When it was founded in the early 1960s, Katahdin Friends was a small, community effort that provided a school for children with intellectual disabilities around Millinocket. After expanding its services over the decades, KFI has followed the population shift from northern Maine to the southern part of the state. The agency recently began expanding […]
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Student hunger is foe of Portland's new school food service director
PORTLAND — Jane McLucas, the new food service director for Portland Public Schools, said she’s excited about the challenge that comes with the job. McLucas was introduced by interim Superintendent Jeanne Crocker at the Nov. 3 School Board meeting. She previously served as the food service director for the Norwood Public School system in Norwood, […]
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Dishin' That: When restaurant employees compete, everyone loses
Work contests do not motivate me. In fact, I’m philosophically opposed to them. I’m not interested in selling the most desserts, or pushing boutique wines from a distributor sales rep trying to win his own company trip to a far-off vineyard. Inwardly, I snub ego-driven dinner specials along with whatever the kitchen needs to move […]