PORTLAND — A grant from the Maine Department of Education will fund LearningWorks after-school programs for 1,400 Portland and Biddeford students over the next five years. The $2.4 million grant will fund the opening of four more LearningWorks program sites: two in Portland and two in Biddeford. The two new Portland sites join two already established […]
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Council committee picks first woman for Portland city attorney
PORTLAND — A City Council search committee has named Danielle West-Chuhta to fill the position of corporation counsel for the city, the first woman selected to become the city’s top attorney, Mayor Michael Brennan announced Tuesday. West-Chuhta has been serving in an interim role since the retirement of former counsel Gary Woods four months ago. […]
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Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars
LEWISTON — It’s shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you’re pretty sure you’ve hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall’s Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Maine, used vehicle laws are strict: […]
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Portland property manager to pay $15K penalty for unwanted advances, offering to reduce rent for sex
PORTLAND — A local property manager has agreed to pay a $15,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that he harassed female tenants by making unwanted sexual advances and offering to reduce their rents in exchange for sex, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. A civil complaint filed Monday in federal court in Portland outlined the […]
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Revised charter, development plan on tap for North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — Votes on a revised Town Charter, as well as the first phase of an economic development plan for the town center, are on the horizon this year. A property revaluation is also expected to take effect this summer. The Charter Commission, which is charged with reviewing North Yarmouth’s 30-year-old Town Charter and […]
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Freeport rep to hold bi-monthly public meetings
FREEPORT — Freshman state Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, will hold bi-monthly public meeting hours in House District 106 beginning this month. The first opportunity to meet with Gideon will be from 7-9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 18, at Edna and Lucy’s, 407 Hallowell Road, Pownal. On Jan. 26, Gideon will be available from 10 a.m.-noon at […]
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Portland mayor, police chief urge tighter gun-control laws
PORTLAND — Exactly a month after 20 children and six adults were killed in a mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., Mayor Michael Brennan and city leaders called on the state Legislature and Congress to enact “common sense” gun-control measures. “I am calling on Congress to stand up for the survivors, for the family members of victims, […]
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Portland provides free flu vaccinations
PORTLAND — In response to record-setting outbreaks of influenza, the city is holding a free clinic to vaccinate residents against the disease on Friday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m-2 p.m. at City Hall. Free vaccinations are also available weekdays at the city’s Public Health Division Clinic, 103 India St. The number of flu cases in […]
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Portland museum sets attendance record
PORTLAND — The Portland Museum of Art finished 2012 with its highest attendance in more than a decade and the second-highest attendance in museum history. Nearly 178,000 people visited the museum in 2012, a 34 percent increase over 2011 attendance. The museum also broke its monthly attendance record, with nearly 26,000 visitors during December. “We […]
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Portland police probe armed robbery in Bayside
PORTLAND — Police are investigating an armed robbery in Bayside where two men escaped with money, prescription drugs and video game equipment. At about 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, police responded to a report that the men had forced their way into an apartment at Bayside Village, 132 Marginal Way. Police said the men reportedly […]