PORTLAND — The Police Department is surveying residents to get feedback about its job performance. The department is asking the public to complete a 40-question online survey, developed with help from the University of New England, according to a PPD press release. Questions focus on the public’s perception of crime and safety in the city, […]
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Unsung Hero: Nathan Smith, community advocate
PORTLAND — The city’s emergence over the last 25 years as one of the nation’s most vibrant and livable cities is no accident. Visionary leaders saw what needed to be done, and they did it. Nathan Smith, a commercial real estate attorney at Bernstein Shur, has been such a leader. To be sure, Smith is […]
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Portland jetport prepares for the worst
Emergency responders from Portland, South Portland and Gorham attend to “victims” – each with unique injuries and physical conditions – in the triage area of a disaster drill on Saturday at Portland International Jetport. The exercise also included emergency crews from Cumberland, Falmouth and Westbrook. Hospitals participated, too; each “victim” was transported to a local emergency […]
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The Universal Notebook: Pictures of childhood
One of the prize artifacts of childhood in our family is a photograph of my mother, age 4, standing on the wheel of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis as it sat on the sands of Old Orchard Beach in July of 1927. Two months before, Lindbergh had made history by making the first non-stop […]
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Abby's Road: Actually, you can go home again
The teacher who performed my daughter’s kindergarten screening was a college friend of my mother’s. My son attends day care with the children of my former high school classmates. My husband has closed deals using legal counsel whose son played soccer with my sister. One of the guys I regularly work with is a friend […]
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Letter: Counselor appreciates Langworthy's candor
I am writing to thank Mike Langworthy for his candor and honesty when writing about his experiences with depression (“Laughter is the best medicine,” May 16). As a mental health counselor, I frequently hear of the heartache and agony brought on by this illness and the frustration experienced by others’ well-intended, but unhelpful suggestions. The […]
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South Portland woman charged with victimizing elderly
SOUTH PORTLAND — A city woman was in Cumberland County Jail in Portland after her arrest Wednesday on charges she stole cash and jewelry from elderly victims. Margaret Wilkes, 53, was being held on $500 bail. She is charged with three counts of Class B burglary and three counts of Class E theft, said South […]
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Arbitrator reinstates Cumberland County sheriff's detective who filed whistleblower lawsuit
SOUTH PORTLAND — An independent arbitrator has reinstated Gerard Brady, a city resident and deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, as a detective in the department. Brady filed a union grievance against Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, and a lawsuit in superior courts in Androscoggin and Cumberland counties against Joyce and Chief Deputy Naldo […]
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Portland street closing Saturday morning
PORTLAND — Exchange Street will be closed between Middle and Milk streets Saturday morning, while a crane is doing construction work in the area. The block between Middle and Milk streets will be closed to traffic from 5-10 a.m., according to a City Hall press release. Detours will be in place to re-route traffic, and […]
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Voters overwhelmingly approve $96.4M Portland schools budget and validation process
PORTLAND — Voters approved the $96.4 million school budget for fiscal 2014 by a large majority Tuesday. The budget passed 1,395 to 971, or by a margin of about 3-to-2. Voters also decided to continue with the annual public budget vote by a slightly lesser majority, with 56 percent approving, 1,319 to 1,032. The budget […]