PORTLAND — Social service provider Preble Street is conducting a first-ever count of homeless and runaway youth in Maine. The count, which began May 18 and will last a week, was funded by a $35,000 grant from the Butler Family Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based foundation that focuses on inequalities of homelessness and the criminal justice […]
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Capitol Notebook: Lawmakers weigh 'Death with Dignity' bill
Death comes to all of us, but its approach is difficult to discuss. But the subject of death, and a debate about the proper treatments that should be available to people who are terminally ill, attracted scores of people to a legislative hearing room last week. Many urged support for a proposed law (LD 1270) […]
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The Universal Notebook: What were they thinking?
The news has been filled lately with embarrassing stories of men behaving badly. Though not much was at stake in any of these four unfortunate incidents, they did provoke a common question: What were they thinking? Two of these sad stories occurred in my hometown of Westbrook, a former mill town still struggling to find […]
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Abby's Road: Embracing an unbalanced life
We talk about work-life balance as if it’s that simple. As if we only need to consider work on one hand, and life on the other, to divide our time and energy into proper and equal portions. As if life can be summed up in one word. What happens if one day, I victoriously unplug […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: It's always time to appreciate staff
We just celebrated Mother’s Day, which became a national holiday 101 years ago. Congress initially wasn’t convinced of the necessity for such an observance, but now we can all appreciate the importance of having a special day on which to honor someone who has made such a difference in our lives. Similarly, as the leader […]
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Letter: Support Maine's Clean Elections Initiative
Whom we elect matters when it comes to creating opportunity for everyone in Maine. As a young Mainer and small business owner I feel it’s important that my representatives in Augusta are unencumbered by the weight of special-interest money. Maine’s Clean Elections Initiative does just that. It means $5 qualifying contributions and local volunteers fuel […]
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Portland police seek 2 in Riverside Street armed robbery
PORTLAND — Police are looking for two men in connection with an armed robbery reported Wednesday night. Police Lt. James Sweatt said in a press release Thursday the robbery was reported at the Hannaford Bros. store parking lot at 787 Riverside St. around 10:20 p.m. Two victims said they were sitting in a vehicle when […]
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Portland voters approve school budget by 2-1 margin
PORTLAND — Voters overwhelmingly approved the city’s $102.8 million school budget on Tuesday, 653-317. As is often the case, turnout for the referendum was low. Just 970 residents voted, or roughly 1.5 percent of the city’s registered voters. Last year’s turnout brought out 1,492 voters. Tuesday night’s unofficial count showed just over 67 percent of […]
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Nova Scotia ferry service to begin June 1
PORTLAND — The second season of Nova Star ferry service to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, is scheduled to start June 1. A May 7 press release from Nova Star Cruises spokesman Dennis Baily said the ferry is expected to arrive in Portland on May 23 from its winter berth in Charleston, South Carolina. Bailey said an […]
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Portland explores possible transportation hub links
PORTLAND — Getting there from here has been a proverbial challenge in Maine. On May 7, about a dozen city residents got together at City Hall to hear about a study of how to best get passengers from the Portland International Jetport and Portland Transportation Center to the ferry terminals on the waterfront, on a […]