BATH — A medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open at 67 Centre St., the former location of the Gediman’s Appliances store, early in September. Wellness Connection of Maine is moving its Thomaston office and staff to Bath. Open since 2011, that site has served more than 1,000 Mid-Coast residents, according to a July press […]
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Call for help: Southern Maine police department jobs going vacant
SOUTH PORTLAND — When Lt. Frank Clark joined the South Portland Police Department in the late 1980s, jobs on the force were in demand – one opening could easily attract more than 100 applicants. In the decades since, Clark said he has watched interest decline dramatically. Now, smaller pools fail to yield applicants worth hiring, open positions remain […]
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Portland Housing Committee to focus on tenant security
PORTLAND — “Housing insecurity” will be the topic Wednesday, Aug. 24, when the City Council Housing Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. Yet advocates of several measures designed to protect renters, especially those without leases or using federal housing vouchers, may find the policies they support will not pass muster with city officials. The […]
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Portland panel selects New York artist for Congress Square project
PORTLAND —New York-based sculptor Sarah Sze has been selected to create art for the redesign of Congress Square. The unanimous vote came at a Public Art Committee meeting Monday in City Hall. Sze’s commitment to collaborate with design consultants Wallace Roberts & Todd of Philadelphia was cited in the choice. Committee members said they were […]
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Mainers use 3-D technology to reach out to Dominicans
PORTLAND — Dean Rock is always happy to lend a hand – or 15. The Cumberland resident, who owns a 3-D printer, uses the device to print prosthetic arms for those in need. Rock is part of e-NABLE, a group of volunteers who print prosthetics and give them to people free of charge. “If you need a […]
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Portland officials tour schools targeted for renovations
PORTLAND — City and school officials on Monday evening toured two of the four elementary schools at the center of a proposed $70.6 million renovation project. The School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee, which earlier this month toured Presumpscot and Lyseth elementary schools, spent Monday night at Reiche and Longfellow elementary schools. Major renovations at each […]
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Portland Police Beat: Aug. 24
Arrests 8/14 at 2:30 p.m. Kyle V. Albert, 29, no address listed, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Jason Nadeau on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/14 at 4:01 p.m. Vicky Grindle, 49, of Portland, was arrested on Cambridge Street by Officer Matthew Casagrande on a charge of domestic violence assault. 8/14 at 4:49 p.m. Robert Grady, 54, of […]
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Falmouth murder suspect held without bail
PORTLAND — A transient man who was arrested and charged with a Falmouth murder last week appeared in court Monday for the first time, and was ordered held without bail. Kenneth Briggs, 27, who last resided in Portland, was also ordered by Superior Court Justice Joyce Wheeler to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Briggs was arrested […]
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Portland police arrest 3 suspects after armed robbery
PORTLAND — Three suspects were arrested Monday morning and charged in connection with an armed robbery. It was the third robbery in the city since Aug. 20. Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said Kordell Wadley and Devin Bedard, both 18 and of Biddeford, and Tyler Poirier, 18, of Sanford, face robbery charges after allegedly trying to steal […]
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USM streamlines transfer process for SMCC students
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College announced a partnership that allows some SMCC students to seamlessly transfer to USM. The two colleges have 11 agreements that streamline the transfer process in a program called Connected Pathways. USM has similar partnerships with York County Community College and Central Maine Community […]