PORTLAND — Despite doubling the number of bell ringers it normally deploys for its annual Christmas Kettle campaign, the Portland Corps of the Salvation Army again fell short of its fundraising goal this holiday season. Maj. Ronda Ferreira, the campaign coordinator for greater Portland, said the shortfall, which is estimated to be about $7,000, shouldn’t have […]
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Reservations persist in South Portland about consolidated middle school
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors on Jan. 3 created a conditional zone to allow sections of a new middle school at 120 Wescott Road to be four stories tall. But the unanimous vote, some councilors emphasized, did not indicate unanimous support for the School Department’s proposal for what Councilor Kate Lewis called a “mega middle school.” Also […]
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Cumberland County survey finds minority groups feel healthy
PORTLAND — Minority residents of the city and Cumberland County rated the areas and their own lives as healthy in a new survey. The findings are reported in a Minority Health Report survey of 1,013 residents, released by the city Public Health Division’s Minority Health Program. It was the first such report completed since 2014. A low […]
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Inside Windham
WHS gets STEM grant Windham High School has been awarded a $2,000 Talent Pipeline Grant from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America for the school’s chemistry and physics STEM education programs. Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, recommended Windham High School receive the grant because of its commitment to educating students in the STEM fields: science, technology, […]
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On the Right Lane: The fast and the delirious
“It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world … end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass all of them.” Unknown There was no Windham Town Council meeting Tuesday because it was New Year’s Day, so I will delve once again into experiences while driving […]
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Center ‘filling gap’ for those seeking recovery
BRIDGTON — Four months after opening its doors, the Lakes Region Recovery Center has 95 members and continues to be fiercely committed to its peer-to-peer model and its mission “to listen and just support.” The LRRC is part of a “hub and spokes” model that resulted from a 2016 state law mandating peer-led recovery centers across the […]
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Here's Something: Poliquin’s surrender a big disappointment
Why in the world did 2nd Congressional District Rep. Bruce Poliquin give up his fight against ranked-choice voting? Poliquin, who was carrying the mantel for Mainers who question the new form of voting, surrendered Christmas Eve in a tweet saying it was “in the best interests of my constituents and all Maine citizens to close […]
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NG man once near death, now full of hope
AUBURN — He stood on the stage at East Auburn Baptist’s Christmas show with a poster board. It read: “Body shut down. Three weeks to live. Gave up. No hope.” Peter Bragdon turned over his board to show God helped him. It read: “Liver transplant. Full of life, and hope.” Others on stage also held […]
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Groups work to get disabled vets out on ice
NAPLES — Four local groups are collaborating to put a handicapped-accessible ice shed on Long Lake so that local veterans can “do some ice fishing on the lake and enjoy the winter instead of being house-bound, which a lot of them are.” The American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 in Windham, Naples Memorial Post 155, Sebago Lake Anglers Association […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Jan. 4
Arrests No arrests were reported Dec. 25-31. Summonses 12/26 at 10:21 a.m. Ryan McCalmon, 43, no address listed, was issued a summons on Oakhurst Road by Officer Eric Vanasse on a charge of operating an uninspected motor vehicle. Fire calls 12/25 at 12:35 p.m. Water rescue at Great Pond. 12/27 at 2:39 p.m. Structural fire […]