WINDHAM — In its past six seasons, Music with a Mission has raised $62,000 for North Windham Union Church and local nonprofit groups by bringing the community together to celebrate local musicians. Now beginning its seventh season, the group is looking forward to another year of “inviting others from the community to come into our church to […]
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RSU 14 begins interviews for superintendent
RAYMOND/WINDHAM — RSU 14 has begun interviewing candidates for the school superintendent position, which will be vacated by Sandy Prince in June, and hopes to have a new superintendent in place next month. The position closed on March 29, and the search committee received six applicants. They interviewed three of them April 25. The search […]
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Windham rivers, streams go under microscope
WINDHAM — The newly-formed Natural Resources Advisory Committee is tackling impaired rivers and streams in town, beginning with testing on the Pleasant River early next month. Windham has a number of lakes and ponds on the Department of Environmental Protection’s list of those most at-risk from new development, as well as rivers and streams classified as […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Casco reopens search for new town manager
CASCO — Casco has reopened its search for a new town manager after offers made to two finalists for the position fell through. The town is searching for a manager to replace Dave Morton, who has been in the position for 41 years and is retiring in June. The Selectboard received 22 applications for the position, […]
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South Portland seeks money from settlement with oil storage company
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Tuesday unanimously asked the federal government to increase its proposed financial settlement with Global Partners LLC. Councilors also want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to give the money to the city, rather than keeping it in federal coffers. The action came in response to a consent decree between […]
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South Portland Historical Society promotes past, eyes future
SOUTH PORTLAND — As the South Portland Historical Society prepares for the April 27 opening of “Riding the Rails: A History of Trains and Trolleys,” Executive Director Kathryn DiPhilippo reflected on the value of being open seven days a week, free and open to the public. “It’s hard work, but we love our community,” DiPhilippo said. […]
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Scarborough PD’s Operation Hope expands outreach effort
SCARBOROUGH — Operation HOPE, a Police Department initiative that encourages substance misusers to seek help and recovery, has expanded its outreach with a follow-up program to visit people who have overdosed or been involved in a police incident fueled by opioids. According to a statement from the Maine attorney general on April 18, drug overdose deaths […]
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Gorham Notes
USM’s Cummings to make case for name change University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings will present his proposal to change the university’s name to a UMaine System committee May 15. Cummings will address the Academic and Student Affairs Committee via video conference from the Wishcamper Center on the Portland campus, university spokesman Bob Stein […]
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New store owners plan to mix it up with Melting Pot
WESTBROOK — The proprietors of the former Pho Co., a Vietnamese and Asian cuisine restaurant in the Public Market House in Portland, have set their sights on a new opportunity on a heavily traveled road connecting the Maine Mall area to downtown. Hoang Nguyen and his wife, Chau Du, have purchased Spring Street Variety at […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Power siblings
The Conservation Law Foundation, a respected environmental group based in Boston, is firmly in favor of Central Maine’s Power Co.’s plan to build a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine to bring Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts. According to the CLF website, tapping Hydro-Quebec’s electricity “makes us reliant on big, carbon-emitting Canadian hydropower, undermining the market […]