PORTLAND — A new style of learning, championed by author Paul Tough, is being applied in Portland’s public schools and in the creative writing programs offered at The Telling Room. The Telling Room, in connection with the schools, USM’s Teacher Education Department and several other education groups, will host a presentation by Tough on Nov. 7 […]
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Storm topples trees, cuts power in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — With several downed power lines caused by Hurricane Sandy, many residents north of the town center were still without power at midday Tuesday. High winds flung debris and toppled trees, including a large tree that snapped and crashed into a house on Cranbrook Drive, causing exterior damage. No injuries were reported by […]
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Occupy Maine sets focus on home foreclosures
PORTLAND — Members of Occupy Maine are focusing their efforts on housing foreclosures and providing support to Mainers struggling through the process. The newly formed Occupy Our Homes is offering services that include general information, legal assistance, and fundraising. Some of the core activists involved participated in the occupation of Lincoln Park in Portland. But […]
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After Sandy, Scarborough children asked to hold off on Halloween
SCARBOROUGH — If the Grinch can steal Christmas, Sandy can delay Halloween. Town officials and the Police Department on Tuesday asked the community to hold off on trick-or-treating until Saturday while, the town cleans up from Hurricane Sandy and deals with unsettled weather expected through Thursday. Scattered power outages, debris in roads and fallen electrical […]
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Ballot boxes fill in southern Maine as early voting wraps up
PORTLAND — Absentee ballots and early voters are keeping election clerks busy. But as the Nov. 1 deadline for early voting looms, some towns have seen declines in early voting compared to the last general election in 2008. The ballots remain sealed until Election Day, but in towns and cities from Bath to Scarborough, clerks […]
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Free dental care available for a day in Cumberland County
PORTLAND — Free dental care will be available Friday, Nov. 2, to adults who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it, at various offices throughout Cumberland County, according to the Greater Portland Dental Society. The annual event called Dentists Who Care for ME is in it’s fourth year. Appointments will not be accepted beforehand; participants […]
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CMP: Harpswell residents face several days without electricity
HARPSWELL — Nearly 2,500 residents were without power Tuesday morning after Hurricane Sandy. Central Maine Power Co. spokesman John Carroll said 2,469 customers didn’t have electricity as of 9:30 a.m. He said it may take several days to restore power for some of them, while CMP assesses and repairs the damage. Harpswell Community School remained […]
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Sandy leaves 1,500 without power in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Police said 1,500 residents were without power Tuesday morning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Several roads also remained closed because of fallen trees and power lines. Portions of Foreside Road, near Knight Street and Town Landing Road, were closed along with a section of Blackstrap Road near Mountain Road. Lt. John Kilbride said […]
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Storm delays hearing on planned Portland hotels
PORTLAND — Hurricane Sandy forced postponement of a public hearing Monday night on two hotels proposed for the peninsula. The Planning Board was scheduled to review site plan applications for a 110-room hotel proposed at 390 Congress St., the former Portland Press Herald building, and for a 123-room hotel at 433 Fore St. The applications […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island schools closed after hurricane
CUMBERLAND — The Fire Department reported trees down around town Tuesday morning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, but no damage to homes. School Administrative District 51, which serves Cumberland and North Yarmouth, closed its schools, as did Chebeague Island. Tuttle and Greely roads were temporarily closed to remove fallen trees, Capt. Evariste Bernier said. […]