FALMOUTH — A local business owner and chairman of the Yarmouth Town Council said the Falmouth Town Council “should be ashamed” after councilors reprimanded him at Monday’s meeting. Steve Woods, who is also an independent candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, said councilors’ comments were “egregious” during their discussion over his business’ compliance with […]
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Teens become farmers at Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport
FREEPORT — Pulling weeds, bucking hay and fighting bugs is not how most high school students want to spend their summer. But four students working at Wolfe’s Neck Farm wouldn’t have wanted to do anything else. By the end of the week, the small crew will have followed as much as 5,000 pounds of produce […]
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Yarmouth schools hope to enhance curriculum
YARMOUTH — With Maine’s summer coming to close and Labor Day around the corner, Yarmouth schools – public and private – are ready for another school year. This year, the schools look to make some changes in the classroom to improve curriculum and advance area students. The Yarmouth School District is starting several new programs […]
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Topsham town manager is tops in Maine
TOPSHAM — Town Manager Cornell Knight has been named manager of the year by his peers. The Linc Stackpole Manager of the Year award of the Maine Town, City and County Manager’s Association was announced Aug. 22 at the Sunday River Jordan Grant Resort Hotel in Newry. “It was quite an honor,” Knight said Monday. […]
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South Portland resident hospitalized after standoff
SOUTH PORTLAND — A standoff in the Redbank section of the city was resolved peacefully early Tuesday afternoon when a 54-year-old man was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland for psychiatric evaluation. South Portland Police Lt. Frank Clark said police were called to a residence on MacArthur Circle West at 9:46 a.m. after a […]
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Candidates all but fill Nov. 6 Portland city ballot
PORTLAND — With the nomination period for elected municipal offices in Portland now closed, the ballot for the Nov. 6 municipal election is clear. A total of 17 candidates will compete for 10 offices in Portland. Only two of those races will be uncontested. Incumbent Sarah Thompson is running unopposed for re-election to her at-large […]
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Cumberland joins communities officially 'open for business'
CUMBERLAND — The town’s work in streamlining its licensing and permitting process has helped it earn business-friendly certification from the state. Cumberland was one of five communities selected in the second round of Gov. Paul LePage’s certification program, according to an announcement Monday from the Department of Economic and Community Development. “I want to thank […]
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No clear prognosis for a for-profit Mercy Hospital
PORTLAND — Call it a medical breakthrough. On Aug. 20, Mercy Health System of Maine announced it would negotiate its potential sale to Steward Health Care System, a for-profit hospital chain based in Massachusetts. If successful, the sale would be the first acquisition of a Maine hospital by a for-profit company. But a week after […]
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Grant helps change focus at Portland Public Schools
PORTLAND — Students may notice a change in the way they are being taught when they head back to city schools on Sept. 6. A $5.1 million grant from the Nellie Mae Foundation is helping the Portland Public Schools create a new educational model more focused on “student-centered learning.” The model allows students to maintain focus […]
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Cumberland council OKs contract zoning for affordable housing projects
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council approved contract zone agreements Monday for two affordable housing projects in the western part of town. The Planning Board recommended approval of both requests, which would create 34 single-family homes in separate projects on Route 100. The properties are across the street from each other, between Mill and Wilson roads […]