PORTLAND — More than 100 people braved the arrival of the city’s first winter snow storm Sunday night to gather in solidarity with grieving families in Newtown, Conn., and in support of stiffer gun control laws. The organization Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence held a vigil in Monument Square on Sunday, one day after similar […]
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White House cancels Obama visit to Portland
PORTLAND — Just hours after announcing Friday that President Obama would visit Portland this week, White House officials called off those plans in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Obama was to speak at the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday about the so-called “fiscal cliff,” an official said Friday morning. But the […]
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Portland honoree has dedicated life to helping the homeless
PORTLAND — To a young Josh O’Brien, they were “uncles and aunts.” To many others who passed by them on the street, they were drunks and vagrants. O’Brien, now 41 and the director of the Oxford Street Shelter, first experienced shelter life as a young boy tagging along with his mother or father to their […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland home heavily damaged by fire
SOUTH PORTLAND — A house on Park Street was heavily damaged by fire on Wednesday evening. The call came in just before 8 p.m., according to South Portland Fire Chief Kevin Guimond, who was a half-mile from the scene when crews were dispatched. “There was heavy fire on the front of the building,” Guimond said […]
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Police charge 2 juveniles in Cumberland school graffiti episode
CUMBERLAND — Two juveniles face criminal charges for allegedly painting graffiti and anti-Semitic symbols on Greely Middle School and some surrounding homes the night of Dec. 1. Police said the two youths face charges of aggravated criminal mischief because of the extent of the damage. Several buildings around the center of town were targets of […]
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South Portland schools move toward new policy to report bullying
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new policy on bullying is expected to get a second reading and vote next month after it received unanimous initial support Monday from the School Board. The next School Board meeting will be at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 2013, at City Hall. School Superintendent Suzanne Godin said the policy was actually […]
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Scarborough board slows plan to rebuild McDonald's
SCARBOROUGH — Plans to raze and rebuild the McDonald’s restaurant at 221 U.S. Route 1 are on hold until early next year after Planning Board members tabled a project review Monday night. With questions about building elevation and some other site elements, further consideration of the plans submitted by John Kucich of Bohler Engineering in […]
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Library remains a puzzle for Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — After voters defeated a proposed $6 million bond that would have replaced Thomas Memorial Library, town councilors and library advocates are reassessing their strategies. In addition to the bond, the town would have needed to raise at least another $1.5 million to cover the total project cost, which came in around $8 […]
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Indictments handed up in robbery, gun, drug cases
SCARBOROUGH — Indictments have been handed up by a Cumberland County grand jury against two men and a woman in three cases dating to almost a year ago. An indictment is a finding that enough evidence exists to prosecute. It is not a finding of guilt. Gray resident Ryan Bell, 25, appeared in Cumberland County […]
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Cape Elizabeth institutes permit fee for short-term rentals
CAPE ELIZABETH — Three town councilors and School Board members took oaths of office Monday, followed by the Town Council moving quickly through a light agenda that included approving a fee for short-term rental home permits. The council unanimously elected Jim Walsh as chairman. Walsh and Councilors Jessica Sullivan and Jamie Wagner were sworn in […]