It seems anyone who has ever poured a beer or slung hash is writing a blog or making Youtube videos about hospitality industry adventures. Like country songs with three or four core themes, we never tire of the shenanigans describing bad tips from good people. We crave tales of backstabbing coworkers vulturing over the shifts […]
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The Universal Notebook: Impeach the governor
There is a general recognition among all but his most rabid supporters that Gov. Paul LePage went too far – and may have committed a crime – when he threatened to withhold state funding from a public charter school if it hired Democratic Speaker of the House Mark Eves as its new president. What LePage […]
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The Right View: An Independence Day gift from the pulpit
Gifts come in all sizes. Some are expensive, some cost nothing, some get tossed aside after a short time and are forgotten. But some stay with you, long after they are given and received. I received the latter this weekend, coinciding with our national birthday celebration. As we turned 239 years old as a nation, […]
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Policy Wonk: Portland is anti-growth? Not really
A Portland newspaper columnist recently argued the city has an anti-growth mindset. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reasoning drew on four development projects. Avesta’s and Seacoast Management’s are currently before the Planning Board; the Seacoast project will also require City Council approval. The other two, the so-called Midtown and Portland Co. projects, […]
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Portland promenade goes red for the 4th
Portland’s Eastern Promenade turns red Saturday night, the Fourth of July, as fireworks explode above the thousands of people gathered to celebrate Independence Day at the city’s annual Stars & Stripes Spectacular. With streets on Munjoy Hill in Portland closed Saturday, July 4, for the annual Stars & Stripes Spectacular on the Eastern Promenade, Kelton […]
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Portland budget means 3.1% increase in property tax
PORTLAND — A protracted budget process was climaxed by a marathon meeting, but city spending for fiscal year 2016 was set June 24. The 5-4 City Council vote appropriating $225 million in municipal spending means city property owners will see an overall 3.1 percent property tax increase, from $20 per $1,000 of assessed value to […]
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Portland fund to help asylum seekers for 1 year
PORTLAND — Operating details are unclear, but a new city fund will assist immigrant asylum seekers with basic housing, food and medical costs. The $2.63 million Community Support Fund was created June 24 when the City Council approved a $225 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2016. It will prevent an estimated 500 families with […]
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Portland School Board plans quick decision on interim superintendent
PORTLAND — The School Board on Tuesday night met behind closed doors to discuss how it will replace Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk. The board did not reconvene after the executive session, and did not vote or name an interim replacement. Following the meeting, Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said the board expects to appoint an interim […]
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Teen injured, another charged after Brunswick crash
BRUNSWICK — A Cumberland teenager who police said was racing against another driver on Highland Road on Sunday night was taken to Mid Coast Hospital after his car crashed into a tree and rolled several times. Police and rescue were called to the crash just after 10 p.m. Sunday, and found that the 17-year-old boy […]
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Man charged in Portland home burglaries
PORTLAND — A city man faces criminal charges after his arrest in connection with several residential burglaries, according to police. Richard Coleman, 29, was arrested on Saturday, June 27, and charged with two counts each of burglary and theft, in addition to charges of possession of Schedule W drugs and possession of burglar tools, according […]