FALMOUTH — A Portland-based man is facing at least one felony charge for allegedly stealing a front-end loader from a parking lot at the Union Station Plaza on St. John Street and driving it up 6 miles of railroad track from Portland to Falmouth over the weekend. Charles Ayres, 45, was arrested just off Blackstrap Road […]
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Cup stacking now part of the curriculum at Portland school
PORTLAND — Cup stacking, or speed stacking, as it’s more commonly known, is now part of the physical education curriculum at Lincoln Middle School. Denise Preisser not only teaches speed stacking in her phys ed class, but is also the adviser of a new cup-stacking club. She said the activity has been shown to improve eye-hand […]
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Great Diamond Island restaurant gets Portland Planning Board review
PORTLAND — A plan by former Buxton restaurateur Alex Wight to turn the general store on Great Diamond Island into a restaurant has received mixed reviews from island residents. The Planning Board scheduled a hearing and vote Tuesday on the change-of-use request by Wight and her partner, Gail Landry. They are seeking permission to open […]
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Climate change whistle-blower from Falmouth to speak at Maine Audubon
FALMOUTH — Remote Alaskan villages are at risk of being swallowed by the ocean as climate change causes melting ice, coastal erosion and rising sea levels. Joel Clement, a Falmouth High School alumnus, was one of the federal scientists attempting to understand the impact and also help these endangered communities prepare for and adapt to the […]
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Portland hospital, Scarborough ambulance service settle claims of false Medicare charges
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center and Scarborough-based North East Mobile Health Services will pay more than $1.4 million to settle federal complaints about false Medicare claims. The fines were announced Feb. 23 by U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank. NEMHS will pay $825,000. Maine Medical Center will pay $600,000. NEMHS settled allegations the company violated the federal […]
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Portland School Board takes up gun violence resolution
PORTLAND — The School Board is considering a resolution on gun violence prevention. More than 150,000 students at primary and secondary schools in the U.S. have experienced a shooting on campus since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Chairwoman Anna Trevorrow said that’s why she is proposing the board call on Congress and the state Legislature […]
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Portland exhibit celebrates Maine's food identity, traditions, culture
PORTLAND — A new exhibit at the Maine Historical Society tells the story of Maine foods, from blueberries to lobster to whoopie pies and everything in between. “Maine Eats” opens Friday, March 2, and will rely on historical and contemporary stories of individuals and communities to answer the question: “Why are we so passionate about what […]
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Portland School Board set to appoint 6 residents to Building Committee
PORTLAND — The School Board Tuesday is expected to approve six at-large members of the new four-school Building Committee. The nomination process has been contentious, but the six residents selected by the Appointments Committee have now been vetted and meet the criteria initially laid out by the School Board, according to Superintendent of Schools Xavier Botana. […]
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Portland properties may be added to waterfront TIF
PORTLAND — Waterfront development plans and the accompanying infrastructure could benefit if two properties are added to a tax increment financing district. On March 5, the City Council is expected to vote on adding the future WEX headquarters at Thames and Hancock streets, and three properties on Union Wharf, 230 Commercial St., to the Waterfront TIF […]
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Portland councilors to look into safe house for drug users
PORTLAND — A city councilor Tuesday said discussions will be held on whether the city should establish a safe house for drug addicts. Councilor Belinda Ray’s statement came after an advocate of abstinence in the addiction recovery community said the city needs a supervised place where addicts can safely use drugs. “It is not an endorsement […]