YARMOUTH — Merrill Memorial Library is one of 10 Maine libraries to receive grants from The Tabitha and Stephen King Foundation this year. The foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to the library for its upcoming $2.5 million renovation project. The grant was awarded in March, but announced on the Maine state website on Tuesday, Sept. […]
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Cumberland council OKs restaurant permit, eyes road changes
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a liquor license for a restaurant opening next month on Main Street. It also set a public hearing to discuss alternative traffic-calming measures on three streets. James Guidi of Hedgerow Drive applied for the license for Louie’s Grille at 319 Main St. The business, named for […]
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North Yarmouth greenhouse goes greener with solar panels, heating system
NORTH YARMOUTH — When Jeffrey Marstaller turned 40 in 1995, his back went out, and he spent a week lying on the floor. It gave the landscaper plenty of time to think about what he was going to do with his life. He couldn’t keep pushing wheelbarrows. But then an idea came to him. “I […]
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Woman dies from burns after Brunswick fire
BRUNSWICK — A 91-year-old woman has died after she received third-degree burns over 30 percent over of her body in a house fire last week. Harriet Soulen, of Beech Drive, died Monday night at Maine Medical Center in Portland, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Soulen was brought to the hospital the night of Sept. […]
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Driving us to drink: Local beers power the Maine Brew Bus
PORTLAND — From beneath the bill of his hat, Don Littlefield eyed his students in the large rear-view mirror of the bright green bus he was driving last week. They’re mostly quiet; maybe a little unsure. “Welcome class,” he said, introducing himself through an intercom system, mimicking the distinctive mechanical voice of an air airline […]
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Portland educator named Maine Teacher of the Year
PORTLAND — Karen MacDonald, a teacher at King Middle School in Portland, was named Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year at a surprise assembly on Tuesday morning. Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen made the announcement to King students and staff, elected officials and other dignitaries who packed the school cafeteria. Bowen, according to a School […]
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Portland Pirates hockey team sues civic center, says future is in jeopardy
PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates filed a lawsuit against its home arena, the Cumberland County Civic Center, Sept. 6 after a breakdown in lease talks that hockey team officials said could force them to play elsewhere or even put them out of business. Neal Pratt, chairman of the civic center board of trustees, countered that […]
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Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service expected to begin in May
PORTLAND — A proposed ferry service linking Portland with Nova Scotia is expected to begin nightly trips out of Maine on May 1 of next year. The agreement between the Canadian province and a team led by Eliot-based ferry operator Quest Navigation was announced Sept. 5. It calls for Nova Scotia to invest $21 million […]
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Portland council delays vote on Congress Square Plaza; opponents hope to outbid hotel developer
PORTLAND — There was great anticipation on Monday for a decision by the City Council of whether to sell about two-thirds of downtown Congress Square Plaza for an adjacent hotel development. Instead, after 3 1/2 hours of impassioned public testimony, and a brief break when Mayor Michael Brennan asked for police to remove a protester […]
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Traffic delays likely Thursday on Martin's Point bridge
PORTLAND — The delivery of additional deck panels will restrict traffic to one alternating lane on the Martin’s Point Bridge from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Travelers who use the bridge, which carries traffic over the Presumpscot River between Veranda Street and U.S. Route 1 […]