FALMOUTH — The town closed the Pine Grove Preserve Feb. 7 in anticipation of last week’s blizzard, but the forest will remain closed through March 6 for tree removal to improve trail safety. Questions or comments on the work should be directed to the Public Works Department at 781-3919.
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Hot for hotels: Room boom in Portland
PORTLAND — Work begins this week on construction of a 123-room hotel at Fore and Union streets, signaling the start of a new round of competition in the city’s red-hot hotel market. How hot is it? If all goes as developers hope, the hotel construction boom will bring the city’s total number of guest rooms […]
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Portland, Brunswick to get federal bike-share, parking aid
PORTLAND — Public transit riders may someday be riding bikes instead of buses, thanks to the city’s selection last week as one of five communities nationwide for federal assistance in creating a local “bike-share” program. Bike-sharing offers the public free or low-cost access to a shared pool of bicycles for short trips. The U.S. Environmental […]
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Sponsors agree on 1 bill for ranked-choice voting in Maine
YARMOUTH — Two legislators have joined forces to support a single bill to establish ranked-choice voting in Maine. The election-law bill submitted by Sen. Dick Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, is now co-sponsored by Rep. Janice Cooper, D-Yarmouth, who submitted similar draft legislation at the beginning of the year. Woodbury said the bill has generated notable public interest. […]
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Blizzard of 2013: Scenes from the storm
A man charges through the untouched knee-deep snow in Monument Square in Portland, Saturday, Feb. 9, as a woman shields herself from blustering winds. Snow-buried sidewalks on Free Street in Portland, force cross-country skiers and walkers to take to the street on Saturday, Feb. 9. A Monument Square crosswalk sign is barely visible after the […]
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Newlyweds get an extremely white wedding in Portland
PORTLAND — Karen Willis always wanted a winter wedding with plenty of snow. Willis got her wish Saturday when she married Gregory Beal at Grace Restaurant on Chestnut Street at about 2:30 p.m. A blizzard and a wedding is a bit of a family tradition, she said Sunday in a telephone interview. Her parents, Dr. […]
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Interstate 295 reopens in Cumberland after 19-car pileup causes 4-hour shutdown
CUMBERLAND — It took almost four hours to clean up a 19-car pileup on Interstate 295 Friday morning as snow began to coat the roadway. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said the chain-reaction crash started when a car spun out in the southbound lane, just north of the Falmouth line, around 8 a.m. […]
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Falmouth party parents agree to pay, do service after jury deadlocks
PORTLAND — The Falmouth parents on trial for allegedly allowing an underage drinking party at their home last June 16 reached an agreement with prosecutors Thursday after jurors said they were “hopelessly deadlocked” after nearly two days of deliberation. Under the agreement, Barry and Paula Spencer must pay $6,000 in restitution, make a $2,500 donation to […]
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Kayatta judicial nomination bound for Senate floor vote
CAPE ELIZABETH — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday endorsed the nomination of attorney William Kayatta to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine. Kayatta, a civil litigation specialist at the Pierce Atwood law firm in Portland, was renominated last month […]
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SMCC hosts conference for small businesses
SOUTH PORTLAND — The third annual “Calling All Entrepreneurs” event at Southern Maine Community College begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15. Sponsored by the SMCC Entrepreneurial Center, the free conference matches fledgling business owners with experienced business owners and experts to discuss idea development, business financing, marketing and other topics. The conference will […]