PORTLAND — The city is a step closer to banning many commercial uses of expanded polystyrene, including the light plastic known by the brand name Styrofoam. The Green Packaging Working Group, a task force appointed by the City Council earlier this year, voted 9-6 Monday to recommend the proposed ban to the City Council’s Transportation, […]
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Travel on new Portland-Falmouth bridge expected this year
PORTLAND — State transportation officials Monday presented their final design for the new Martin’s Point bridge, including minor aesthetic tweaks to the $23.5 million project that is under construction between Portland and Falmouth. The presentation at City Hall was the final public hearing on the design and focused on the multi-use pathway, cyclist and pedestrian […]
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Citizens by choice
Forty-five new American citizens from 21 countries and a variety of backgrounds are sworn in during a naturalization ceremony on Friday, May 3, at Portland High School. Tim Wilson, senior international advisor and director at Seeds of Peace addressed the group, touching on historical U.S. immigration and the future. “I’m a descendant of someone who […]
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Forecaster columnist Delogu honored by Maine ACLU
PORTLAND — Orlando Delogu, a longtime professor at the University of Maine School of Law and a columnist for The Forecaster, was honored May 2 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Delogu, who was a founding member and former president of the Maine ACLU, accepted the group’s 25th annual Justice Louis Scolnik Award […]
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Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim: Ukulele craze takes southern Maine
PORTLAND — Tiptoe through the tulips, indeed. From Peaks Island to Falmouth, in the city’s library and in a city school, greater Portland-area residents are playing ukuleles in numbers that belie the instrument’s small size. Last week, Ocean Avenue Elementary School received 25 ukuleles, thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Rusty Rocket Music Fund. […]
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Richard L. Scott, 86: Beloved husband, proud veteran
PORTLAND — Richard L. Scott, 86, died April 30 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on March 25, 1927, the son of William Sr. and Olivette Scott. Scott grew up in the area and attended local schools. In 1945, he left school to serve his country in the United […]
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Sandra Ann Crawford, 71
PORTLAND — Sandra Ann Crawford, 71, of Portland, died at home April 29. She was born Oct. 28, 1941, in Keene, N.H., the daughter of Eva and Elton Cox. Crawford was a mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to so many people, but she was “Nana” to everyone. She was the glue that held her […]
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Portland School Notebook: May 8
Cheverus gridiron stars earn awards Cheverus High School seniors Ryan Casale and Donald Goodrich will receive National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards from the foundation’s Maine chapter at a May 22 banquet at Bowdoin College. Every year, working through its state chapters, the foundation recognizes approximately 3,300 of the best scholar-athletes at local awards banquets. The […]
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People and Business
Recognition The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine honored Portland resident and Forecaster columnist Orlando Delogu with the 25th annual Justice Louis Scolnik Award. In a distinguished career at the University of Maine School of Law spanning over 47 years, Delogu has been a passionate, reasoned, and outspoken advocate for civil liberties and the public interest, […]
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Arts Calendar: May 8
Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 5/10 Barbara Damrosch: “The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook,” 12 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351. Layne Witheral, “Wine Maniacs: Life in the Wine Biz,” 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. Literary Death Match, 7 p.m., SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress […]