Arrests 2/7 at 4 p.m. Julie E. Buckley, 47, of Cumberland Foreside, was arrested on Amy Lane by Officer Brent Abbott on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. 2/7 at 8 p.m. Rickey E. Payne, 45, of Arundel, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Brent Abbott on a charge of public […]
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Maine joins heroin task force as lawmakers question treatment strategy
PORTLAND — With heroin overdose deaths and prosecutions for heroin trafficking increasing, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said the state has joined a multi-state task force to reduce trafficking and abuse of the opioid. “Maine is very pleased to be working with our partners in the other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to combat the flow […]
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Maine Catholic schools get new superintendent
PORTLAND — Catholic schools in Maine will have a new superintendent, effective July 1. James King, a native of Akron, Ohio, was named to the position by Bishop Robert Deeley. He will succeed the Rev. Louis J. Phillips, who has served as interim superintendent since July 1, 2014. King is now interim director of elementary […]
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Intentionally Unreasonable: No time for swimsuits, and other cold thoughts
My brain is frozen and my fingers ache. So with today’s wind chill of 10 below zero I can only muster short bursts of coherent thought presented in the form of an unreasonable buffet: • Something that drives me absolutely, break-the-steering wheel crazy is parents who pull up to the designated drop-off zone, stop, and […]
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Out & About: Americana music galore in Portland
The musical genre known as Americana dominates this week’s top events. The biggest comes courtesy of Portland Ovations: “Million Dollar Quartet” is a stage dramatization of one of the most extraordinary jam sessions ever held. That happened on Dec. 4, 1956, when Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley spent a day […]
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Portland schools surveying parents
PORTLAND — The School Department launched its second annual parent survey on Feb. 9, and will be accepting responses until April 17. The survey is available on the department website in seven different languages. Copies will also be available at each school during parent-teacher conferences. The voluntary and anonymous survey asks about, among other things, […]
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Housing authorities share in federal grants
PORTLAND — Area housing authorities will share in almost half the $5.4 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding awarded to Maine agencies Feb. 12. According to a HUD press release, the money is part of the the department’s Capital Fund Program, which helps “build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing” […]
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Portland City Hall forum planned on affordable housing
PORTLAND — The creation of more affordable housing in the city will be the subject of a 5:30 p.m. public forum on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in City Hall Room 24. City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said staff from the Planning & Urban Development Department will discuss housing proposals before taking public comment.
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The Universal Notebook: 'American Sniper' hits the wrong target
“American Sniper” is a powerfully dramatic film. It features a timely and riveting story and compelling performances that have made it a box office smash. I saw it in a packed movie theater the weekend it opened. When the movie ended and the lights came up, many in the audience had tears in their eyes […]
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The Right View: Maine DHHS correct to challenge Obamacare ruling
Last week the LePage administration submitted a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of a lower court in the case of Mayhew v. Burwell. Commissioner Mary Mayhew of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statement: “For the LePage Administration, this case is ultimately about Maine’s right to […]