PORTLAND — The City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee will consider recommendations for the re-use of the Nathan Clifford Elementary School Wednesday night. A task force appointed by the council to consider new uses for the shuttered school finalized the recommendations Nov. 8, and will present them to the committee at the meeting. The […]
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WENA underwrites Reiche swim lessons
PORTLAND — The West End Neighborhood Association is funding swimming lessons for some students at Reiche Elementary School. Thanks to money raised by WENA’s WestFest last June, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Reiche have access to swim instruction at the school. The school’s PTO is also funding swim lessons for second- and third-grade students. Rosanne Graef, […]
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12-vote margin uncontested in Peaks council election
PORTLAND — Official election results show Jimal Thundershield defeated Marjorie Phyfe by just a dozen votes in the Nov. 6 balloting for a seat on the Peaks Island Council, according to official results released by the city. According to results released Friday by the city clerk’s office, Thundershield won the one-year seat 318-306, a margin […]
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Scarborough man indicted for attempted murder in Portland
PORTLAND — A Scarborough man accused of a vicious beating in Portland in August made his first court appearance Tuesday after being indicted last Friday for attempted murder and other charges. Eric M. Gwaro, 28, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on one count each of Class A attempted murder, Class A elevated […]
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Mechanical energy: Portland group has 1st woman president, plans renovation of Congress Street landmark
PORTLAND — A 153-year-old landmark is about to get a face-lift, but most people who pass by on Congress Street probably haven’t even noticed the wrinkles. Mechanics Hall, home of the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, is a four-story, granite building at the corner of Congress and Casco streets, across from the Maine College of Art. […]
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More talks on sewage storage project
PORTLAND — The Department of Public Services will host a second public meeting Thursday to discuss a project to reduce sewage overflow released into Back Cove. The project includes installation of two underground conduits that will store waste water under Baxter Boulevard and Payson Park. Each concrete conduit will store up to 1 million gallons. The […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 14-20
Wed. 11/14 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development CHWed. 11/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub-Committee Public SafetyWed. 11/14 7 p.m. District 5 Neighborhood Meeting Riverton SchoolThu. 11/15 Portland Development Co.-cancelledThu. 11/15 5:30 p.m. Vehicular Wayfinding Study CHThu. 11/15 Public Safety, Health, & Human Services- cancelledThu. 11/15 Zoning Board of Appeals CHThu. 11/15 7 p.m. […]
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People and Business
Appointments Susan Adams and Michael Fallona recently joined the Northeast Hearing and Speech Board of Directors. Adams, a nutritionist and lactation counselor for the Women, Infants and Children Food Program at the Opportunity Alliance, works with low-income families throughout Cumberland County. She also serves on the building committee for South Portland High School and is […]
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Virginia Mae Currier, 81: Cherished moments with friends, family
PORTLAND — Virginia Mae Currier, 81, died unexpectedly on Nov. 8 after a brief illness. Currier was born Virginia Mae Downs in Brewer on Aug. 10, 1931, to Percy James Downs and Hazel M. Kent Downs. She enjoyed lunch out and shopping on Saturdays with her daughters, grandchildren, and longtime family friend, Karen Boucher. […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 14-25
Greater Portland Call for Art The Society for East End Arts is looking for artists to participate in its annual holiday sale, Art on the Hill, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at East End School in Portland; register at SEAportland.org. Richard Boyd Art Gallery seeks original works for show opening April 2013. For more […]