PORTLAND — Principal Stephen Rogers put on a Hawaiian shirt, sat beneath a sun umbrella and cracked open a beach book. It was an unusual workday for Rogers. For five hours on Nov. 13, he and scores of students sat in the lobby of Lyman Moore Middle School – amid beach towels and a sky-blue […]
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Lawsuits test Portland's legal staff
PORTLAND — Amid two high-profile lawsuits, and with another possibly looming, the city might seem to be under a legal siege. But for Danielle West-Chuhta, Portland’s chief attorney, the recent flurry of motions, briefs and hearings is just another day at the office. In her five years working for the city, West-Chuhta said she doesn’t […]
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Portland City Council enacts protest-free zone around Planned Parenthood
PORTLAND — Despite a rare show of opposition, an ordinance enacted by the City Council on Monday means anti-abortion protesters now have to carry their picket signs 39 feet away from the entrances to the Planned Parenthood clinic at 443 Congress St. The ordinance, approved 9-0, creates a protest-free “buffer zone” around reproductive health care facilities. The […]
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Portland-Nova Scotia ferry expects to carry 100K passengers in 1st year
PORTLAND — Nova Star Cruises expects to carry 100,000 passengers its first year of offering ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The goal was announced by company officials, who on Monday afternoon spoke for the first time in public about the new business venture. The ferry, which will be christened the Nova Star, […]
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Report offers ideas to expand Maine’s workforce
But experts say the goal of attracting 65,000 workers by 2020 ignores that the jobs may not be there.
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Portland Police Beat: Nov. 20
Arrests 11/8 at 9 a.m. Sadia Ahmed, 19, of Portland, was arrested in Kennedy Park by Officer Coreena Behnke on a charge of assault. 11/9 at midnight. Joshua R. Powell, 28, of Portland, was arrested on Cottage Road by Officer Thomas Kwok on a charge of aggravated assault. 11/9 at 2 a.m. Paul E. Lang, […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 20-26
Wed. 11/20 4 p.m. Island Advisory Committee Casco Bay Ferry Terminal Wed. 11/20 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Portland Public Library Wed. 11/20 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 11/20 5:30 p.m. Transportation, Sustainability & Energy Committee CH Thur. 11/21 4 p.m. Development Corporation CH Thur. 11/21 5:30 p.m. Nominating Committee CH Tues. 11/26 […]
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People and Business
Christmas on the Cape coming The Cape Business Alliance’s third annual Christmas on the Cape on Dec. 7 will include family activities at 13 businesses from 2-6 p.m., including a scavenger hunt. Singer Rick Charette will perform at 4 p.m., and the tree lighting in front of the Cape Elizabeth Public Safety building is at […]
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Police: Scarborough shooting accidental
SCARBOROUGH — Police said charges are unlikely after the Nov. 14 shooting of a Portland woman at 38 Running Hill Road. Carol Dorney, 47, whose address was not disclosed, was accidentally shot once in the mouth around 9:45 p.m. by a man who lives at the home, Scarborough Police Sgt. Rick Rouse said Monday. Rouse […]
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Portland's Downtown District picks Hewins as exec director
PORTLAND — Business-booster group Portland’s Downtown District has hired Steven Hewins as its executive director, according to a Nov. 14 press release. Hewins became interim executive director in August, when he was selected to replace Janis Beitzer. Beitzer resigned for personal reasons in June after eight years with the PDD. Hewins founded Hewins Travel in […]