HARPSWELL — A Canadian company is proposing a 350-mile, sub-sea power transmission cable that could interfere with commercial fishing along the coast of Maine. If the project is approved, the Atlantic Link cable would be buried about 25 miles offshore of Harpswell, running between New Brunswick, Canada, and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It would affect about 400 lobstermen […]
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Pair of Portland bond questions will decide future of 4 schools
PORTLAND — Voters on Nov. 8 will have a choice between two bond questions to fund elementary school renovations and repairs. The $64 million and $32 million referendum questions were placed on the ballot by city councilors Monday night, following about three hours of hearings and deliberations. “I think it is time to get this done,” […]
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Portland school sending 'masters of public speaking' to national tourney
PORTLAND — Five members of the Deering High School debate team have qualified for the national tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. Senior Spencer Todd and junior Chris Sheehy will compete in the public forum debate. Senior Alex Smith and freshmen Conrad Nguyen and Glynnis O’Meara will take part in the world schools debate invitational, according to […]
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New Portland food truck delivers ‘ultimate comfort food’
PORTLAND — Maine may be best known for its seafood, but the state is also a major producer of potatoes. That’s why it made perfect sense for Renee Rhoads, of Falmouth, to sell only foods nestled in mashed potatoes from her new food truck, appropriately called Mashed. The rotating menu includes a Thanksgiving-themed offering of turkey, […]
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Cumberland psychologist's book recounts journey through grief, loss
PORTLAND — When her sister died of breast cancer, leaving behind a 3-year-old daughter, Mary Plouffe’s decades-long career as a clinical psychologist was not the bulwark she thought it would be when dealing with her own grief and loss. That’s when Plouffe turned to writing down her thoughts and feelings, as well as recording those […]
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Nothing average about Joe's return in Portland
PORTLAND — After being closed for nearly two years, Joe’s Super Variety reopened April 20 at 665 Congress St. “We were closed almost 500 days,” co-owner Michael Discatio joked April 21. “I had to get used to the cash registers again. Somebody had to train me.” The address is the same. The store name is not […]
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Civil rights violation adds to charges in alleged Portland hate crime
PORTLAND — A Portland man is now facing criminal and civil charges for an alleged assault at a METRO bus stop in late January that authorities say unlawfully violated the civil rights of the victims. On April 21 the Maine attorney general’s office filed a civil complaint in Cumberland County Superior Court against Jamie Hoffman, […]
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Weather warms, Portland snow pile stands tall
PORTLAND — Easter brought record-breaking warmth to the city, but the remnants of 95 inches of snowfall threaten to be visible in a black mountain along West Commercial Street until at least Memorial Day. Although it barely resembles what fell from the sky from December 2016 through April 1, the pile is about the length of […]
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Weather warms, Portland snow pile stands tall
PORTLAND — Easter brought record-breaking warmth to the city, but the remnants of 95 inches of snowfall threaten to be visible in a black mountain along West Commercial Street until at least Memorial Day. Although it barely resembles what fell from the sky from December 2016 through April 1, the pile is about the length of […]
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Scarborough's Bethany Sholl, Deering boys win Patriots Day Road Race
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club’s 68th annual Patriots Day Road Race went off without a hitch on Tuesday, April 17, and some familiar names took the top spots. Westbrook High School senior Josh Lombardo, a standout distance runner for the school these past four years, won the boys’ individual title in a time of […]
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