PORTLAND — Communities have been awarded almost $70,000 for marine-related projects by the Maine Coastal Program. Melissa Anson, a spokeswoman for the program, which is administered by the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, announced the grants in a press release July 23. Included in the Shore and Harbor Planning Grants are: • $10,000 for design and […]
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Portland programs get federal HUD grants
PORTLAND — Federal grants totaling $2.78 million will be used to fund low-income city housing programs, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced July 23. The grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development include $1.8 million in Community Development Block Grants, $821,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and a $162,000 Emergency Solutions Grant. […]
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Short Relief: In LePage v. the Legislature, don't count the governor out
There is some merit to the governor’s positions on whether asylum seekers should get General Assistance and whether he vetoed the Legislature’s bill authorizing it. The problem is the governor doesn’t explain his positions well, the media isn’t inclined to help him, and any merit to his positions is swamped by bitter acrimony. The debate […]
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Dishin' That: Feeding the young and the restless
Sidetracked by the hoopla at Marcy’s Diner, this overdue list of where a 7-year-old From Away might like to dine is reader-driven. The suggestions also allow me to respond to a question (see below) that’s stuck in my craw. 1 — “Smitty’s Cinema in Windham,” said Loraine T. of Casco. “We get a lot of family […]
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The Universal Notebook: Of patriots, politicos and military pawns
Pompous plutocrat Donald Trump seems to be getting away with questioning whether Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who spent five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp, is a hero. The Donald, who has never served anyone other than himself, says he prefers heroes who were not captured. I suppose he also prefers heroes who were […]
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Abby's Road: A conversation about black and white
One summer evening, the camp I attended assembled its teenage girls for an Olympics of sorts. We were divided into our units of cabins, and challenged to send up the girl who best satisfied quite random categories of characteristics or capabilities. From the entire pool of nearly one hundred contestants, I won whitest stomach. Suffice […]
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Alleged Freeport bank robber arrested after Portland chase
PORTLAND — A city man faces an array of state and federal charges after being arrested Thursday afternoon following a foot chase near the University of Southern Maine. Jimmy Odong, 25, was charged with robbery in connection with the carjacking of a woman on Baxter Boulevard on July 17. He also was charged by the […]
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Jury: Freeport activist owes $14.5M in sex abuse defamation case
PORTLAND — A jury decided Thursday that a Freeport advocate for children sexually abused by clergy was reckless and negligent in publicly accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of molesting children in his care. The jury awarded Michael Geilenfeld and an affiliated nonprofit, Hearts with Haiti, $14.5 million in damages for harm to his and the […]
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FBI, police probe robberies in Freeport, Portland
FREEPORT — The FBI has joined police officers from Portland, Brunswick, Yarmouth and Freeport to investigate three robberies that took place Friday afternoon. Portland Lt. James Sweatt said Monday that given the timeline and other information, “We believe there’s a good chance that these are related.” At 1:45 p.m. Friday, an armed man approached a […]
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Portland council puts $15 hourly minimum wage on November ballot
PORTLAND — City voters on Nov. 3 will decide whether to establish a $15-per-hour minimum wage by Jan. 1, 2019. City councilors on Sept. 9, meanwhile, will revisit the minimum wage ordinance they passed July 6, amended to specify how service employees will be paid. The July 6 minimum wage vote, which increased the current […]