Route 24 in Harpswell is lined with signs, both professionally printed and hand-lettered, sounding the call to Save Cedar Beach and Save Cedar Beach Road. If there is opposition to this public access campaign, it is not evident. Where beach access controversies such as those at Moody Beach in Wells and Goose Rocks Beach in […]
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The Right View: Equal opportunity shouldn't guarantee equal outcome
This is for all of you hard-working parents with kids in college, or who are sending one off to school for the first time this fall, and are enjoying the soaring tuition costs our country has been experiencing since 1980 (almost 800 percent in fact, according to Cecillia Barr of Debt.org). It behooves you (and […]
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Short Relief: Effective immigration policy requires sound foreign policy
In the fall of 2012, I was in San Diego for business. One afternoon, I had some time off and decided to check out Tijuana, Mexico. I took the red trolley down to San Ysidro and walked across the border. The path to Mexico is a poured concrete sidewalk, lined by fence on both sides. […]
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Letter: Beem sees judicial stooges in his own light
Edgar Allen Beem, in his July 16 column “The Supreme Court Is Against My Religion,” stated that the activist judges on the Supreme Court, in the Hobby Lobby case, gave a victory to corporate America and dealt the people of this country a grave injustice. I find it interesting he mentioned the phrases Corporate America […]
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Portland developers seek zoning change for Munjoy Hill housing-commercial project
PORTLAND — What is now an auto service center at 155 Washington Ave. could become the newest entry in the burgeoning Munjoy Hill housing market. Developers Ronald Gan and Jed Rathband are seeking a zoning change for two lots near the corner of Washington Avenue and Cove Street to build East Cove Townhomes. The change […]
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Portland campers construct computing futures
PORTLAND — By July 25, Isaac Bell was ready to take his new creation out for a spin. On a screen in front of him, a bright red race car sped through a course. “Installing (Microsoft) XP at the beginning was tough, the computer wasn’t set up right, so we had to go and change […]
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India Street plan in Portland proposes historic district, new building codes, affordable housing
PORTLAND — Combine five working groups, five goals, six vision statements, 13 principles and 14 critical actions, and the sum is the draft for creating a sustainable, mixed-use India Street neighborhood. Plans calling for the creation of a historic district, “form-based” building codes, and zoning to promote affordable housing were revealed Monday night at a […]
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Portland campaign against underage drinking targets sellers, youth, parents
PORTLAND — A coalition dedicated to combating underage and high-risk drinking hopes information distribution and a series of training sessions for servers, sellers and law enforcement will reduce youth access to alcohol. But the effectiveness of the effort will be difficult to gauge, one representative said, even as its necessity continues to be demonstrated: As […]
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Yarmouth gives green light to Portland commuter bus
YARMOUTH — Town councilors unanimously endorsed METRO express bus service to Portland, at an annual cost of up to $30,000. The service, proposed at a June meeting in Freeport, would be a morning and evening commuter run with stops in Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth and Freeport. The Greater Portland Transit District is seeking approval to run […]
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PATHS receives aquaponics grant
PORTLAND — Portland Arts and Technology High School received a $3,000 grant to expand its use of aquaponics, a growing system in which aquatic animals are farmed and their waste is used to cultivate plants and vegetables. “We have experimented with growing plants in this system and would like to produce enough greens and herbs for […]