PORTLAND — The fiscal year 2016 capital improvements budget will have a second public hearing before the City Council Finance Committee at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. An initial draft of the plan for bonds totalling $14.25 million for municipal, school, public art, and land bank projects, has at least $7 million of the $13.1 […]
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 18 to March 3
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 2/18 “The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn,” Freeport Historical Society discussion with authors James Myall and Mary Rice-Defosse, 6:30 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3170, freeporthistoricalsociety.org. Wednesday 2/25 “What Burns Away,” Brown Bag discussion with author Melissa Falcon Field, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. […]
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Portland restaurants try to weather the storms
PORTLAND — It’s been one storm after another this winter, with snow accumulations well above normal in the city. And while that may be great news for winter enthusiasts, it has many others hibernating. The parking bans, snow piles, bitter cold and blistering winds that keep people inside also keeps them away from local restaurants. […]
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Portland fire safety proposals face budget constraints
PORTLAND — The city’s Fire Safety Task Force has finished its work, but officials are wary of the cost of implementing some recommendations. “I am going to sit down with department heads and review the affected departments,” acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian said Feb. 12, two days after the report was presented to the City […]
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Dishin' That: What happens in the kitchen doesn't stay there
To my new readers, and especially to the rabidly faithful old-timers, thank you for your patience as I bit my cuticles working out tedious, yet exciting, business details with The Forecaster. Pumping out four editions weekly, this newspaper group is established, respected and, most importantly, widely read. With that appeal (and my relentless stalking), the […]
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Leo H. Lemieux, 88: Semi-pro hockey star was grandkids' biggest fan
PORTLAND — Leo Hilaire Lemieux, 88, a longtime Portland resident, died Feb. 1 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough, surrounded by family. Lemieux was born June 28, 1926, the oldest son and the third child of eight born to Hilaire and Yvonne (Grondin) Lemieux in Berlin, New Hampshire. He attended Berlin High School, where he starred in […]
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Dorothy L.C. Hirvela, 86
PORTLAND — Dorothy Louise Cleaves Hirvela, 86, of Portland, died Feb. 12 in Orono, with her family by her side. The daughter of George and Louise Prince Cleaves, she graduated from Falmouth High School and attended Northeastern Business College. Later, she worked at American Can Co. and Standard Linen Service, and ran Dot’s Daycare out of her […]
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People and Business
Giving Back Casco Bay Wealth Advisors, headquartered in Portland, has established a charitable giving program to assist local nonprofit organizations. In December, the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, of Brunswick, was named the first beneficiary of the charitable funding. MCHPP received $1,000 as well as donations of food and volunteer time from the firm. Grants […]
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Portland High School fire alarm system failing, outdated
PORTLAND — The fire alarm system in the city’s oldest school is obsolete, but still operational for the time being. Replacement of the Portland High School system at a cost of $150,000 is included in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan for the next fiscal year. Doug Sherwood, facilities coordinator for the School Department, said replacement parts […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 18-24
Wed. 2/18 4 p.m. All-Island Advisory Committee CBL Terminal Wed. 2/18 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Wed. 2/18 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 2/18 5 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability & Energy Committee CH Thur. 2/19 1 p.m. Substance Abuse Subcommittee CH Thur. 2/19 4 p.m. Portland Development Corp. Board of Directors CH Fri. […]