PORTLAND — After a unanimous vote by the City Council Monday night, the city will take on authority for a program that helps Portland residents save money on the fees they pay for discharged waste water. The council voted 9-0 to approve a change in the city code that shifts responsibilities for “submetering” from the […]
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Civic Center renovation on track to begin phase 2
PORTLAND — From his law office on the seventh floor of One Portland Square, Neal Pratt will have a bird’s-eye view of the coming phase of renovation on the Cumberland County Civic Center, which could begin as soon as next month. Pratt, chairman of the Civic Center’s board of trustees, will have a lot to […]
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Portland streamlines permitting process
PORTLAND — Portland city officials drew praise from the area’s top business group last week as they announced the latest in a string of initiatives aimed at streamlining the city’s permitting process for developers. The introduction of what the city called “predevelopment office hours” was touted by Mayor Michael Brennan as a way for developers, […]
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Portland's members-only clubs look for new life
PORTLAND — One of the city’s most exclusive clubs is opening its doors to the public as part of Maine Restaurant Week, underway now through Sunday. The Cumberland Club, a private social club housed in an 1800 mansion at 116 High St., is offering a prix fixe dinner for $42 per person, prepared by the […]
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Portland Regional Chamber selects Hall as CEO
PORTLAND — The Portland Regional Chamber announced Tuesday that Christopher Hall has been hired as chief executive officer, after serving in the role on an interim basis for two months. Hall replaces Godfrey Wood, who stepped down as CEO last December after serving in the position since 1997. The selection comes out of a nationwide […]
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Unsung Heroes: The Knit Wits, knitting for love
HARPSWELL — Enter the basement of the Islands Community Church on Bailey Island any Wednesday afternoon between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and you will see a dozen or so women knitting – and telling stories and laughing and eating cookies prepared by one of the women’s husbands. You will feel the energy these women have […]
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No charge, for now, against North Yarmouth woman who took granddaughter
NORTH YARMOUTH — A woman who allegedly took her 18-month-old granddaughter without the mother’s permission was found in Stoneham, Mass., with the child, who was unharmed, and will not immediately face charges, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Melanie Wever, 48, of North Yarmouth, reportedly left Maine with the child after being contacted by […]
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Brunswick man arrested after armed standoff
BRUNSWICK — A local man was taken into custody early Friday morning after an armed standoff with police. Matthew W. Senecal, 39, of Emerald Lane, was arrested after allegedly firing one shot from a high-powered rifle in his garage and threatening his family late Thursday night, according to police. Senecal’s wife and two children fled and […]
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Harpswell man charged with child sex assault
HARPSWELL — A local man is being held on $50,000 bail at Cumberland County Jail in Portland after a police investigation alleged he sexually abused a 13-year-old girl over two years, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect’s live-in girlfriend, Holly Colfer, 33, of Harpswell Islands Road, was arrested on Friday on a charge […]
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Candidates bring varied experience to South Portland City Council election
SOUTH PORTLAND — Candidates in the March 12 special election for a District 1 city councilor span the spectrum of political experience. Polls will be open at the Community Center from 7 a.m.-8 p.m., and voters throughout the city can choose from School Board Chairman Richard Carter, Planning Board member Robert Schreiber, Energy and Recycling […]