Southern Maine Community College lab technician Katie Drew, left, launches a pumpkin on a school-built trebuchet Oct. 25 to the delight of students and staff from James O. Kaler Elementary School. The launch and accompanying worksheets for students to calculate the speed of the soaring pumpkin were part of a morning campus visit designed to […]
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Zumwalt gets wet at Bath Iron Works
USS Zumwalt, under construction at Bath Iron Works on Tuesday, was put in the water Monday without a formal ceremony, but will have a christening and formal naming next spring. The official ceremony for the U.S. Navy’s newest and, at 610 feet, largest destroyer was postponed earlier this month because of the federal government shutdown.
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Students' research on Portland air quality earns kudos, King visit
PORTLAND — The accomplishments of 85 seventh-graders at King Middle School were celebrated Oct. 24 with an award from the American Lung Association and a visit by U.S. Sen. Angus King. The students’ project, which was completed during the spring semester of their sixth-grade year, evaluated air quality throughout the city and applied skills from […]
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22 Portland businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
PORTLAND — Nearly two dozen city businesses were cited for allegedly selling alcohol to minors over the weekend, according to police. Police, using underage volunteers, performed compliance checks at 80 stores and restaurants from Oct. 25-27. Of those establishments, 22 sold alcohol to minors, according to a news release from 21 Reasons, a coalition that seeks […]
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Westin almost ready to reopen former Eastland Park hotel in Portland
PORTLAND — As debate about a hotel event facility that would be built in Congress Square Plaza has captured public attention, it’s easy to forget that the hotel itself will soon reopen after being closed the past two years for renovation. The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, at 157 High St. and adjoining the plaza, is […]
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Demand for Portland trio's mushrooms grows like, well, fungus
PORTLAND — It’s an unlikely setting. On the outskirts of downtown, wedged between a billiards bar and a busy stretch of train tracks, lies a graffiti-marked cinder-block garage. Deep within, a delicate beauty grows under heavenly white light. Welcome to Bountiful Mushrooms Farm. Here, alongside heavy traffic and light industry, three urban farmers toil to […]
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Spending gap shrinks as South Portland waterfront campaign enters final week
SOUTH PORTLAND — Supporters of the proposed Waterfront Protection Ordinance on the Nov. 5 city ballot will finally send out a mass campaign mailing this week, but they are still being outspent by opponents by an almost 6-to-1 margin. Spending reports filed Oct. 25 at City Hall, covering Oct. 1-22 and summarizing the entire campaign, […]
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Gender bias concern colors Portland's relationship with Russian sister city
PORTLAND — While the city and Archangel, Russia, are about to celebrate their 25-year connection among 2,000 sister cities throughout the word, a family squabble is brewing. A growing number of cities are severing relationships with their “sisters” in Russia, as the country comes under international criticism for recent discriminatory laws and violence against lesbian, […]
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Decision to set vote on West Bath leaving RSU 1 expected next month
WEST BATH — The Board of Selectmen plans next month to set a date for the town to vote on whether to begin the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 1. Selectmen discussed the process Monday, but opted to wait until their meeting of Wednesday, Nov. 13, to schedule the vote. It could possibly […]
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Brunswick doughnut, gelato makers expanding their markets
BRUNSWICK — Two staples of the Maine Street food scene are expanding beyond town borders. Frosty’s Donuts will soon be in supermarkets throughout greater Portland, while Gelato Fiasco will step up the growth of its national distribution network. The growth of Frosty’s and Gelato Fiasco is being aided by loans from Brunswick Development Corp., which […]