PORTLAND — Residents and businesses spent recent days mopping up after the city’s largest water main break in 16 years. The break happened Dec. 19 at about 7:44 a.m., near 128 Somerset St. in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. The rupture in the 20-inch pipe flooded the street with knee-deep water. It disrupted service to 4,000 […]
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Streets are for more than just drivers under new Portland policy
PORTLAND — A new policy may make city streets more pedestrian-friendly – and also friendlier to cyclists, transit riders, emergency responders, truck drivers, car drivers and others. The Complete Streets policy, adopted at a Dec.17 City Council meeting, calls for balancing the needs of all those who use the streets in order to reduce travel […]
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UPDATE: 2nd Yarmouth pharmacy hit by robbery
YARMOUTH — The town’s second pharmacy robbery in a week was reported Monday morning at the Rite Aid at 478 U.S. Route 1. Yarmouth Police Lt. Dean Perry said a white man entered the pharmacy around 10:10 a.m. and “requested and received a quantity of synthetic narcotics.” Police on Monday afternoon were still investigating the […]
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Changes likely to continue in 2013 for North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — Last year was a busy one for the 332-year-old town, and 2013 doesn’t look to be much quieter. Votes on a revised charter, as well as the first phase of an economic development plan for the town center, could be on North Yarmouth’s horizon this year. A property revaluation is also expected […]
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Donation, program help vision-impaired unlock iPhone aids
PORTLAND — With a donation from the Falmouth Lions Club, the Iris Network can now train six vision-impaired individuals to access technology on their Apple devices. The Iris Network’s access technology program trains individuals with vision problems to use the technology already installed on devices like the iPhone or iPad. Bonnie Gouzie, director of access […]
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Cumberland County plan seeks action on energy use
PORTLAND — After two years of work, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Cumberland County released the county’s first ever climate and energy plan last week. GPCOG began an emissions inventory in 2007 to identify the county’s major problems. The study looked at how much is being spent on energy, energy consumption and greenhouse gas […]
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Entries sought for citizen, journalist right-to-know awards
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The New England First Amendment Coalition is introducing a pair of annual awards to recognize private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people’s knowledge of what government is doing – or failing to do – on their behalf. The Citizen Right to Know Award and the FOI Award will be presented for […]
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Old Navy Outlet to open in Freeport
FREEPORT — The national retail clothing chain Old Navy will open a new outlet store at Freeport Village Station next May. Berenson Associates, the Boston-based developer and owner of the shopping mall, announced construction has begun on the store, which is expected to be open for Memorial Day weekend in 2013. The Freeport store will […]
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Paolucci resigns as Yarmouth school chief, accepts Mass. job
YARMOUTH — After considering several job offers, Superintendent of Schools Judy Paolucci has accepted the school chief job in Leicester, Mass. Paolucci formally resigned at a special meeting of the School Committee Friday morning, and is to be succeeded on an interim basis by former Yarmouth school administrator Ronald Barker. “It’ll be a new challenge, […]
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Charges still expected in Cape Elizabeth 'pot' cookies episode
CAPE ELIZABETH — Police said an investigation into the consumption of marijuana-laced cookies by students at the high school is “pretty much wrapped up.” No criminal charges were announced as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Capt. Brent Sinclair on Wednesday said police were waiting for direction from the Cumberland County district attorney’s office. “We certainly don’t […]