PORTLAND — Long-awaited plans for a Bayside neighborhood project would convert an area of former rail- and scrapyard into seven tall towers for housing and retail space. The plans, to be publicly considered for the first time by the city this week, propose seven towers between 120 feet and 160 feet in height for as […]
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Nova Scotia commits to reviving Canada-Maine ferry service
PORTLAND — The premier of Nova Scotia has committed to subsidizing a new ferry service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and a Maine port, a decision that would benefit Maine and help attract additional tourism dollars to the state, several people familiar with the issue told the Bangor Daily News. Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter on […]
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Community Calendar: Sept. 12-23
Greater Portland Benefits Beards B-cause, participants grow beards from September to March to benefit the Cancer Community Center, visit MyStacheFightsCancer.com, [email protected]. Thursday 9/13 Benefit Auction, 4-7 p.m., to benefit Seventy-Five State Street, Events on Broadway, 729 Broadway, South Portland, 775-7775, ext. 203, $20. Falmouth Foreside 5K, benefit, 8 a.m., Fundy Road, Falmouth, 939-6946. HART bake […]
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Arts Calendar: Sept. 12-23
Greater Portland Auditions/call for art Yarmouth Art Festival accepting entries through Sept. 21. Painting, sculpture, photography, etching and digital media; from any artist 18 and older who maintains a residence in Maine. $15 per person for the first piece, $10 for the second and $5 for each additional one. All fees and commissions support St. […]
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 12
Arrests 9/1 at 4 a.m. Jesse G. Westerman, 31, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Paul King on a charge of criminal trespass. 9/1 at 7 a.m. Everard J. Cooper, 23, of Portland, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Christopher Kelley on a charge of violation of conditional release. 9/1 at […]
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People and Business
Appointments Pierce Atwood recently announced that Nicholas Livesay was appointed director of Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission, which will soon become the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. Livesay has been a member of the firm’s environmental and land use practice group for more than eight years. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and received […]
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 12-18
Wed. 9/12 5 p.m. Superintendent Meet & Greet Peak’s ElementaryWed. 9/12 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development CHWed. 9/12 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Public SafetyThu. 9/13 10 a.m. Mayor’s Food Initiative CHThu. 9/13 4 p.m. Streetscape Plan Public Advisory CHThu. 9/13 5 p.m. Harbor Commission Public Hearing CHThu. 9/13 5:30 p.m. Joint City/School Finance […]
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Mitchell Fernie, 53: artist, Porsche enthusiast
PORTLAND — Mitchell Fernie, 53, died Sept. 2 at home, surrounded by his family. Fernie was born Sept. 19, 1958, into a community of artists in Westport, Conn., then moved with his family to Vermont in 1970. After high school, he lived in Denver and Boston before settling in Portland in the 1980s. He was a […]
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Portland School Board to discuss redistricting
PORTLAND — The School Board is scheduled to explore the option of redistricting in a workshop Tuesday night. According to Peter Eglinton, School Department chief operations officer, the process of redistricting could look at addressing short-term changes with regard to enrollment and potential task forces. But no decision has been made. “Staff’s recommendation is that any […]
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Portland school chief 'impressed' by community feedback
PORTLAND — The new school chief said he was impressed by public involvement in the first of several listening-and-learning sessions, held Sept. 5 at the Reiche Community School. “I really listened to the richness of the conversation, the richness of the ideas, the richness of the feedback and insight provided by our community members,” Superintendent Emmanuel […]