FALMOUTH — Neither candidate in Maine House District 112 is a stranger to politics. Rep. Mary P. Nelson, D-Falmouth, is the two-term incumbent. Her opponent, Republican John Logan Jones, has never run for elected office before. But Jones worked for the past year on U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, and was a delegate to this […]
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Society meeting includes discussion of '47 fires
FALMOUTH — The public is invited to attend the Falmouth Historical Society’s annual meeting on Oct. 16. The business portion of the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by Dr. Jo Radner presenting “Burnt into Memory: The Brownfield Fires of 1947.” Radner spent a year interviewing people who lived through the Brownfield Fire – residents who […]
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Island post office hours won't be slashed
PORTLAND — Cliff Island residents can enjoy post-office services six hours on weekdays, rather than the two hours proposed under a U.S. Postal Service downsizing plan, it was announced last week. Currently, the island’s post office is open from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and from 2-4:45 p.m. each weekday. Saturday hours, from 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m, will […]
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Task force airs new strategy for helping Portland's homeless
PORTLAND — A task force has unveiled a sweeping plan for reducing homelessness in the city. The plan, still in its draft form, calls for creating a centralized process for assessing homeless people; building three, 35-unit housing facilities, and expanding case management services to better match the needs of clients. Nearly 100 people filled City […]
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'Painting for a Purpose' puts money into service learning in Portland
PORTLAND — A project that began as a group of women meeting weekly to paint has blossomed into a philanthropy funding service-learning grants for students in Portland’s public schools. In 2009, Tina Clark Edwards, who works at Hall Elementary School, and Jane Ellis, a retired teacher in the district, brainstormed the idea for “Painting for a […]
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Work to begin on new Portland-Falmouth bridge
PORTLAND — Construction of a new Martin’s Point bridge is about to begin. CPM Constructors has set up a staging area for work on the bridge, which connects Veranda Street with Route 1 in Falmouth. Although a concrete time line for the project is not expected until later this month, Carol Morris, spokeswoman for the Freeport-based […]
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Cumberland council OKs zone change, storage shed
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council unanimously approved the conversion Monday of four lots from Industrial zoning to Rural Residential 2. The change, recommended by the Planning Board, concerns lots at the corner of Blackstrap Road and Goose Pond Road, in the western part of town. Jason Copp will likely build a house on one of […]
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Three under 33 seek election in Portland's House District 118
PORTLAND — Three candidates under the age of 33, none of whom has held elected office, are vying to represent District 118 in the Maine House. Republican Kevin Casey, Green Independent Tom MacMillan and Democrat Matt Moonen are on the ballot in next month’s election. Three-term Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, chose not to seek re-election […]
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North Yarmouth panel plans to present revised Town Charter next year
NORTH YARMOUTH — The town’s Charter Commission is working its way toward a set of recommendations that could go to a vote next June. The group, charged with reviewing North Yarmouth’s 30-year-old Town Charter and potentially recommending changes in the town’s governmental structure, began meeting Aug. 1, Chairwoman Audrey Lones said. The commission next meets […]
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Classes resume while fire recovery continues at Hall Elementary School in Portland
PORTLAND — Children raced around the repaired Hall Elementary School Monday night while parents took advantage of the opportunity to tour the building before it reopened after a fire-related shutdown. Students and staff returned to classes at the Orono Road school Tuesday morning after spending two weeks at Cathedral School on Locust Street. After Hall was […]