PORTLAND — The newly elected Cumberland County Charter Commission will meet on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 4 p.m. in the Peter J. Feeney Conference Room in the Cumberland County Court House. The commission will hear a presentation from Knox County Commissioner Anne Beebe-Center about the challenges and opportunities of drafting a countywide charter. The public […]
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p-BRBlegislators-123108 Legislators receive committee assignments
PORTLAND — State Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, was appointed chairman of the House Utilities and Energy Committee for the 124th Legislature. Hinck also served on the committee in the previous Legislature. Other House members from Portland who received committee assignments are Rep. Diane Russell, who will serve on the Legal and Veteran’s Affair Committee; Rep. […]
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pnms-forum_mills-123108 Courts embraced Maine's stand against bias
Second of two parts; the first was published in the Dec. 10-12 editions of The Forecaster. By Paul Mills My last column featured the trailblazing efforts that led to a 1969 Maine law to end discrimination against Jews and other minorities, which had been practiced by some of Portland’s leading clubs. But passing the law […]
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p-superintendent-123108 Panel narrows school superintendent choices to 3 Candidates to visit Portland in January
PORTLAND — Three candidates competing to be the next superintendent of schools will visit the city for two days in January for a second round of interviews and to explore the community. School Committee member Sarah Thompson, who is leading the search panel, said the visits will allow the School Department to sell itself to […]
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pnms-BRFboatsafety-123108 Coast Guard offers boating classes at SMCC
SOUTH PORTLAND — Although boating may be the farthest thing from people’s minds during the winter, the U.S. Coast Guard is encouraging novice and expert boaters alike to participate in one of three boating courses at Southern Maine Community College. The Casco Bay Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, based in South Portland, will […]
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pnms-newman-123108 The legend of 'Interstate 92'
In Maine we’ve grown accustomed to our state being regarded as both vacationers’ paradise and charming anachronism. Visitors from larger metropolitan areas come here to “rusticate” and have done so for generations. Comics enjoy mimicking the distinctive Downeast accent and making lobster jokes. For our part, we like to point out that Maine is the […]
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pnms-beem-123108 Shoveling for dogs
By the time cruel April arrives, I’ll no doubt be sick of (or from) it, but I must confess I do enjoy shoveling snow. There is something incredibly satisfying about hard, physical work that enables you to see the progress you are making and to know when you are done for the day. There’s such […]
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pnms-itnportland-123108 Transportation alternative ITN helps those who have outlived the car culture
PORTLAND — As Didi Stockly pushes Harriet Tibbals’ shopping cart full of groceries to Stockly’s brown Toyota Prius, she asks the older woman about her day. In the car, the two chat easily, like old friends. After Stockly carries the grocery bags to Tibbals’ front door, Tibbals bids Stockly a fond goodbye. “I’ll tell ya,” […]
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pn-sebagoseatrail-123108 Sebago-to-sea trail gets federal help
A project that aims to build a continuous trail connecting the Casco Bay to Sebago Lake is one of only 12 projects in New England, New York and New Jersey that will receive assistance from the National Park Service next year. The Sebago to the Sea project is being spearheaded by the Presumpscot Regional Land […]
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pnms-letter_curtis-123108 'Guilt by association'
J. Dwight, began his recent Forum column by dismissing several proposed “fixes” for global warming as mere ploys by developers to make more money. He then continued to assign guilt by association to the larger scientific community and to malign the scientific consensus that human activity has contributed to global climate change as “junk science” […]