FALMOUTH — A robotics team made up of high school students from Falmouth and Gorham will travel to St. Louis in a few weeks to compete in the national FIRST Robotics Annual Championship. The Northern Force robotics team earned its spot on the national stage by placing second at a regional competition held in Manchester, N.H., […]
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SAD 51 voters to get $2M school renovation bond
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 directors Monday approved borrowing $2 million to expand and renovate Greely Middle School. The proposal will go to voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth in June. The work would accommodate the district’s fourth and fifth grades, which now attend North Yarmouth Memorial School. The School Board voted last December […]
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Yarmouth opposition kills Chebeague Island ferry legislation
YARMOUTH — After strong opposition from the community, a bill that would have allowed the Chebeague Island ferry system to form a public transit district is dead. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Steve Moriarty, D-Cumberland, said he withdrew the bill after hearing neighbors of the ferry dock on Cousins Island speak out against the bill at […]
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Nobel laureate shares message of empowerment with students in Portland
PORTLAND — Nearly 200 high school students last week heard a Nobel Peace Prize winner describe how she empowered women in her native Liberia, despite all odds. Leymah Gbowee came to Portland on March 21 to speak to students from across the state at the Council on International Educational Exchange. Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace […]
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Settlement could recharge Riverwalk project in Portland
PORTLAND — While one long-awaited development in the India Street neighborhood has finally sprouted, a recent legal settlement could clear the way for another. Riverwalk was a proposed $100 million development that would have included condominiums, retail shops, and office space on two blocks bounded by Hancock, India, Middle and Thames streets. The project was […]
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Greens, ACLU push to legalize marijuana in Portland
PORTLAND — Several hundred people have signed a petition to legalize recreational use of marijuana for city residents over the age of 21, according to petition sponsors. The Portland Chapter of the Maine Green Independent Committee began circulating the petition for a citizen’s initiative last week; 1,500 signatures are required to put the question on the […]
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Portland Pirates hockey team owner pleads guilty to OUI
PORTLAND — Brian Petrovek, owner and chief executive officer of the Portland Pirates hockey team, pleaded guilty in court March 22 to a charge of drunken driving and was sentenced to perform community service in lieu of jail time. Petrovek, a 58-year-old Yarmouth resident, was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol on Dec. […]
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Portland charter school fans, foes clash on 'dirty laundry'
AUGUSTA — Leaders of a proposed Portland charter school on Monday dismissed continued accusations of corruption and unethical behavior as “dirty laundry” and “noise.” They said they are focusing on the needs of potential students. The Maine Charter School Commission applied fresh scrutiny to the proposed Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in a four-hour […]
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Federal aid little relief for southern Maine budgets buried by snow
PORTLAND — Federal aid is on the way to municipalities in four Maine counties hit by a February blizzard. The immensity of the Feb. 8 storm stretched public works winter operations budgets thin, with many towns now operating on reserves. A survey of cities and towns in southern Maine found public works departments are stressed […]
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Yarmouth High School wins state 1-act play competition
FREEPORT — The Yarmouth High School drama team won its sixth state championship since 2000 on Saturday at the Class B Maine Drama Festival. “It was just enjoyable experience,” YHS drama director Betsy Puelle said Monday. “(The students) totally took ownership of the play. They were super wonderful to work with this year. It’s a […]