SOUTH PORTLAND — The owner of Portland’s Two Fat Cats bakery plans to open a second location on Broadway. Stacy Begin, who purchased the India Street bakery in 2012 after her baking hobby threatened to take over her South Portland home, said she hopes to open the new shop in April. She said both locations will […]
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South Portland hopes to increase tax assistance for elderly
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city hopes to increase tax assistance to older residents by lowering the eligibility age to apply for the credit. City Councilor Maxine Beecher, who is part of an aging in place committee formed to investigate the needs of residents 65 and older, said there was money available last year that went unclaimed, […]
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Hannaford contract talks to continue
SOUTH PORTLAND — Union employees at the Hannaford Bros. distribution center on Hemco Road are continuing negotiations with the supermarket chain following a 24-hour strike last week. About 200 employees went on strike Feb. 21 to draw attention to their contract dispute. Jim Carvalho, political director for Local 1445 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, […]
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Westbrook man detained by ICE in 2017 back in jail
WESTBROOK — A city man detained and facing deportation last year is back in jail, with a new charge against him to be filed by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Abdi F. Ali, 29, of 53 Haskell St., is now at Cumberland County Jail in Portland on a 20-day sentence for violating conditions of release. […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, March 1, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, March 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, March 2, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of […]
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South Portland restores bus service in Knightville
SOUTH PORTLAND — After more than five years, the city Bus Service is returning to Knightville. Route 21 buses will add four stops in the neighborhood starting Sunday, March 4, utilizing the loop formed by Waterman Drive and Ocean Street. Arthur Handman, the city transportation director, said it is premature to speculate about whether ridership […]
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Drug overdose deaths rise in Portland and statewide
PORTLAND — With fentanyl increasingly to blame, overdose deaths in the state climbed 11 percent in 2017. Attorney General Janet Mills announced Feb. 22 there were 418 overdose deaths in Maine last year, based on data collected and analyzed by Dr. Marcella Sorg. “While the increase is not as significant as the nearly 40 percent increase […]
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Let me get a few things off my chest
Last week I was so exercised that I wrote three entire Universal Notebook columns and could have written six. So to get a few things off my chest and clear my desktop, I have decided to combine them into one concentrated gripe session. Gripe 1: While watching the PyeongChang Olympics I saw an interview with […]
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New brewery helps save old Gorham gem
Kai Adams, one of three co-owners of the new Sebago Brewing facility in Gorham, shows a tour group new equipment. Kai Adams Production plant Sebago Brewing A cap in the production plant GORHAM — Sebago Brewing Company’s new facility that opened to the public Tuesday on Route 25 in Gorham is a shining example of […]
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Fix for Cape Elizabeth neighborhood’s drainage woes estimated at $100K
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town officials met with residents of Beverly Terrace Feb. 26 to discuss drainage improvements. Public Works Director Bob Malley said problems related to the partial failure of the common cellar drain connected to some homes began between three and five years ago. Nine homes line Beverly Terrace between its two connections to State […]