Edgar Allen Beem occasionally supports a position with which I agree, most recently that the winner of a multi-candidate election should be chosen from the top three vote-getters in a run-off election when no one gets over half the vote. His primary reason for this position is that he doesn’t like Gov. LePage or his […]
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SMCC frustrated by rival CMCC
SMCC’s Katryna Gilson has her shot rejected by a CMCC defender during Thursday night’s showdown. The Seawolves lost to the top-ranked Mustangs, 61-52, despite 10 points from Gilson and 14 from Alicia Hoyt. SMCC was coming off a 62-52 victory at NHTI. Hoyt had 13 points in that one. The Seawolves (15-8 overall, 9-4 in […]
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Interstate 295 reopens in Cumberland after 19-car pileup causes 4-hour shutdown
CUMBERLAND — It took almost four hours to clean up a 19-car pileup on Interstate 295 Friday morning as snow began to coat the roadway. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said the chain-reaction crash started when a car spun out in the southbound lane, just north of the Falmouth line, around 8 a.m. […]
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Kayatta judicial nomination bound for Senate floor vote
CAPE ELIZABETH — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday endorsed the nomination of attorney William Kayatta to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine. Kayatta, a civil litigation specialist at the Pierce Atwood law firm in Portland, was renominated last month […]
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Downeaster construction debris likely to remain until summer
FREEPORT — Although the majority of the track upgrades for Amtrak’s expanded Downeaster passenger service were completed at the end of last summer, the 30-mile rail corridor is still littered with thousands of unused ties, twisted pieces of metal and chunks of broken concrete. And the mess likely won’t be cleaned up until late spring […]
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Maine public information change would shield email addresses, allow higher fees
FALMOUTH — A bill introduced by state Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Falmouth, would limit public access to information that is currently part of the public record and allow municipalities to charge more for information they do provide. If approved by the Legislature, L.D. 104 would add a stipulation to the Maine Freedom of Access Act to protect […]
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Mercy hospital suitor takes on additional debt
PORTLAND — The hospital network trying to acquire Mercy Health System last week doubled its long-term debt in order to finance a major expansion of its flagship hospital – but says that doesn’t change the network’s plans for Mercy. On Jan. 30, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems issued $150 million in bonds to help fund expansion […]
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Deal would sell, raze Portland church
PORTLAND — St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church on outer Congress Street is a step closer to being sold to the owner of neighboring Westgate Shopping Center. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has signed an agreement to sell the church to Charter Realty & Development Corp. for an undisclosed amount, according to diocese spokesman Dave […]
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Portland bans smoking in parks, public plazas
PORTLAND — Smokers visiting city parks will soon have to light up elsewhere, after the City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban smoking in more than 50 city parks and public grounds. The city code amendment applies to a long list of open spaces, including Baxter Woods, Congress Square, Deering Oaks Park, Monument Square, Payson […]
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Quaker school aims for move from Falmouth to Cumberland in 2014
CUMBERLAND — After seven years on Mackworth Island in Falmouth, the Friends School of Portland is planning to move a few miles north. The Quaker school, which serves about 85 pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students, has purchased 21 acres of property at 11 U.S. Route 1 in Cumberland, near the Falmouth town line. The school has […]