SOUTH PORTLAND — Police were investigating an eighth armed robbery in eight days Tuesday night, less than eight hours after Westbrook police shared surveillance video of an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant Monday night in hopes someone would recognize the masked thief. The attempted armed robbery Tuesday night occurred at Aroma Joe’s, a coffee […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools project nearly 4.7% budget increase
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 Superintendent Jeff Porter on Monday rolled out a fiscal year 2019 budget that includes a 4.65 percent spending increase. The budget includes a 9 percent hike in insurance costs and eliminates three jobs. The School Board also unanimously approved a school calendar for the upcoming school year, but not […]
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Robbery thwarted near mall just hours after police share video of Westbrook holdup
South Portland police say the Aroma Joe’s coffee shop on Western Avenue is the latest small business to be targeted by a masked man wielding a gun.
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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Police investigate links between 4 armed robberies in Greater Portland
Officers from Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook and Cumberland are sharing information about armed robberies at gas stations or convenience stores this week that may be connected.
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Cumberland Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/8 at 5:35 a.m. Kenneth Sprague Jr., 26, of Old Gray Road, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Old Gray Road and charged with domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence assault. Summonses 3/10 at 2:18 p.m. Brittany Rancourt, 23, of Anthoine Road, Windham, was issued a summons by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Gray […]
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]
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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed
AUGUSTA — Faced with the possible repeal of a 6-year-old law that requires schools to move to a proficiency-based diploma for all students, superintendents at area schools said they’ll stay the course and continue implementing a proficiency-based curriculum no matter what the Legislature decides. This week the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is set to take […]
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No contests in Northern primaries for state Legislature
FALMOUTH — There will be no contested primaries in Portland’s northern suburbs on June 12, unless any successful write-in candidates emerge. The deadline for candidates from parties to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to file. House […]
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SAD 51 board postpones budget rollout to March 26
CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors postponed its March 19 meeting to March 26. The district’s draft fiscal 2019 budget, originally to be presented Monday, will instead be presented next week. The board is also due March 26 to conduct a second reading of the 2018-2019 calendar. The meeting was moved […]