PORTLAND — A Maine company could be ferrying passengers and vehicles across the Gulf of Maine by next year, after winning a competitive bidding process begun by Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia officials on Tuesday announced that the province would begin negotiations with STM Quest, based in Eliot, to restart ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, […]
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Opponents of Portland plaza sale seek design suggestions
PORTLAND — The Friends of Congress Square Park, a neighborhood group that opposes the proposed sale of open space at Congress and High streets to developers of the former Eastland Park Hotel, is inviting architects, designers and others to submit their ideas for improving the space. The group will host a design charette on Saturday, […]
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New rock climbing gym proposed for Portland
PORTLAND — New Hampshire-based Evolution Rock & Fitness hopes to build a 13,000-plus-square-foot climbing gym in Portland that will absorb the staff and membership of the established Marginal Way Maine Rock Gym. Evolution founder and general manager Hilary Harris on Monday said her organization is partnering with the 19-year-old Maine Rock Gym in the 65 […]
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Brunswick man, sons indicted in Portland assault
PORTLAND — Three members of a Brunswick family were indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury and charged with beating another man with a pipe on India Street, leaving the victim with serious injuries. Walter Haycock, 62, and his sons Joshua Haycock, 31, and Justin Haycock, 29, all of Brunswick, were charged with elevated aggravated […]
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Popular Portland, South Portland Thai restaurants to expand to Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The owner of Pom’s Thai restaurants in Portland and South Portland is opening her fourth location, the first north of Portland. Pom’s Orchid Thai Restaurant & Bar is expected to open at Foreside Place, 202 U.S. Route 1, in October. The Town Council unanimously approved food and liquor licenses for the restaurant on […]
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Retiring board members stress need to improve Portland school buildings
PORTLAND — Two retiring School Board members this week said the School Department has come a long way in recent years, but plenty of work remains to put the city’s schools on par with the best in the state. Board Chairman Jaimey Caron and member Kate Snyder are relinquishing their at-large seats after spending six […]
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Despite success of Mumford, big concerts on the Eastern Prom remain a challenge in Portland
PORTLAND — A year after more than 15,000 people packed the city’s Eastern Promenade for the first rock concert ever held there, the event remains fresh in the minds of some who attended. But the promise it created for more festival-type concerts on the Prom has yet to be fulfilled. “I loved seeing Mumford & […]
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Bike sharing faces uphill climb in Portland
PORTLAND — A proposed “bike-share” program has moved closer to becoming reality, based on the results of a recent workshop. But the idea is still in the training-wheel stage. Bike-sharing offers the public free or low-cost access to a shared pool of bicycles for short trips. Riders usually pick up and return the bikes at […]
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Paving scheduled on Presumpscot Street in Portland
PORTLAND — Paving of Presumpscot Street between Providence Street and Ocean Avenue could cause delays on Wednesday and Thursday. Work is planned between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., according to a City Hall press release. While two-way traffic will be maintained for most of the work, at times traffic will be reduced to one way […]
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Bus tour brings climate change campaign to Portland
PORTLAND — Half of Maine’s Congressional delegation joined Mayor Michael Brennan on Monday at a Monument Square rally urging public support for a new federal plan to counter climate change. Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, Brennan, civic leaders and business people greeted a bus that’s touring 27 states to promote the plan, […]