My sisters and I woke up early that day. We went to the family room to watch television while our parents slept. Suddenly, our father arrived in a barely controlled panic. He sat, not too far away, but he didn’t talk to us. He focused on putting on his shoes and socks as if it […]
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Cumberland Fair celebrates agricultural heritage starting Sept. 27
CUMBERLAND — The county celebrates its agricultural roots and the beginning of autumn with the 144th annual Cumberland County Fair from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. Children 12 and younger get in for free, while adults pay $10 each day, and seniors pay $3 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 1. Most buildings are open […]
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In Portland, Clinton touts Obama links, rips ‘failed’ GOP policies
PORTLAND — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an adoring crowd Friday that the United States will return to what she called the failed Republican policies of trickle-down economics unless voters keep a Democrat in the White House in 2016. “I want the American people to understand what the choice is,” said Clinton. “(Republicans) want […]
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Upward enrollment a given at Portland's Reiche school
PORTLAND — When the school year began earlier this month, something set the Howard C. Reiche Community School apart from other district schools. Its enrollment is trending up. But that’s nothing new for the elementary school at 166 Brackett St. Over the past six years, it has seen enrollment increase by more than 30 percent. […]
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Yarmouth-based Maine Boys to Men gets grant to continue, expand services
YARMOUTH — An organization working to stop gender-based violence has received a federal grant of nearly $350,000 to continue its efforts in the greater Portland area. Nonprofit Maine Boys to Men was awarded the grant by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women on Sept. 8. Matt Theodores, the organization’s executive director, said it […]
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Portland man gets 25-year sentence for molesting child in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A Portland man who sexually molested an 8-year-old girl at a Route 1 motel in 2013 was sentenced Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court to 25 years in prison, according to a Police Department press release. Timothy M. Hunt, 30, of 991 Forest Ave., Portland, was convicted in July on six counts of gross […]
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Portland circus group cuts after-school program to focus on college
PORTLAND — The Circus Conservatory of America has ended a lease at Thompson’s Point where it led after-school classes in circus arts. The conservatory’s president said the move will allow the organization to focus on fundraising and state accreditation to grant degrees. “We’ve been doing an after-school recreational program, and we’ve determined that diluted our […]
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Scarborough police add 'hope' to drug-fighting arsenal
SCARBOROUGH — Opiate and heroin users in Scarborough will soon have the option of relying on police for direction to detox and rehabilitation. The Police Department will unveil Operation Hope on Oct. 1 as a local means to combat the heroin and opiate epidemic that has afflicted much of the state. Police Chief Robbie Moulton, Patrol […]
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Scarborough farm the setting for launch of unique food co-op
SCARBOROUGH — What is reportedly the first farm-to-institution food service cooperative in the country accepted its first members on Wednesday at Broadturn Farm. Organizers hope to win the bid for food service provider to six of the University of Maine’s seven campuses. The Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative is set to bid against multi-million-dollar food-service corporations […]
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Yarmouth business helps special ed students gain real-world experience
YARMOUTH — A local small business is working with Spurwink‘s Glickman Academy to give special education students work experience. Amy Handy, owner of Clay Play at 756 U.S. Route 1, has been partnering with the school’s vocational services program for three years and this summer offered one student paid work experience. Usually the students at Glickman […]