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Homeless man arrested in Portland assault
PORTLAND — A homeless man was arrested Monday on a charge of aggravated assault after police said he attacked a pedestrian who refused to give him money in Congress Square. Richard Sneddon, 45, allegedly pushed and kicked Milo Lewis, 59, of the United Kingdom, as he was walking on Congress Street near High Street around […]
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Consultant floats proposal for rail-trail corridor north of Portland
YARMOUTH — The planner behind a five-town effort to improve bicycle and walking trails in the region is eyeing a 24-mile strip of railway as a potential rails-with-trails corridor. The announcement came Monday during a presentation at Yarmouth Town Hall by Mike Lydon, principal of The Street Plans Collaborative, an urban planning and design company […]
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Portland School Dept. move gains council foothold
PORTLAND — Confusion reigned during a City Council discussion Monday on a proposal to move School Department central offices to a downtown building. Councilors took just one action on the $3.6 million proposal: they voted unanimously to hold a public hearing, which was held immediately after the vote. The public hearing, which was required by […]
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Portland Planning Board to decide fate of massive Bayside project
PORTLAND — After a sixth workshop last week on a much-debated proposal for a high-rise housing and retail complex in Bayside, the Planning Board appears ready to decide the project’s fate. The board is tentatively scheduled to conduct a final public hearing on the Midtown complex plans on Dec. 10, and then will vote whether […]
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John Renna, 83: Marine Corps veteran, family man
PORTLAND — John Renna, 83, died peacefully Nov. 15, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with his loving family by his side. Born in Portland on April 29, 1930, he was the son of Rosario and Agrippina Amaru’ Renna. He grew up in Portland and attended local schools while he tended to his ailing […]
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New maps put more Maine coastal property at high risk for floods
PORTLAND — Three years after it withdrew a set of high-tech maps showing flood hazards in Cumberland and York counties, the federal government has released a new set. The Federal Emergency Management Agency released preliminary flood insurance rate maps, or FIRMs, for the two counties on Nov. 5. The FIRMs could have a huge impact […]
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Therese E. Mank, 84
PORTLAND — Therese E. Mank, 84, died Nov. 16, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough with her loving family by her side. She was born in Lowell, Mass., on Dec. 15, 1928, the daughter of Frederick V. and Elizabeth T. Lynch. She attended local schools in Lowell and Braintree, Mass., and graduated from Presque […]
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3 student reps elected to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Three new student representatives are joining the School Board after being elected by their peers earlier this month. All three are juniors, and each represents one of the city’s three high schools: Eliza D’Anieri of Casco Bay High School, Mohamed Nur of Deering High School, and Hallie Repeta, Portland High School. Each fall, […]
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Expert urges following nature in urban design
PORTLAND — To be friendly to the earth, cities like Portland can learn from it. That was the message of a Nov. 15 lecture at the Public Library, sponsored by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects. There is “boundless opportunity to improve the quality of life for all of us” by designing […]