FALMOUTH — OceanView retirement community will have a groundbreaking ceremony for a new memory-care facility at 11 a.m., Sept. 18, at the former Lunt Elementary School, 192 Middle Road. Legacy Memory Care is planned as a 24-apartment, dementia- and Alzheimer’s-care community. OceanView purchased the 20-acre property, which also includes the former Sampson D. Plummer School, […]
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Charter school for grades 6-12 proposed in Portland
PORTLAND — A Colorado Springs, Colo.-based nonprofit has proposed opening the city’s second charter school next year, according to a letter of intent filed with the Maine Charter School Commission last week. The grade 6-12 school, called Adventures in Learning Career Academies, would be formed by Adventures in Learning k-12, a company that has provided […]
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South Portland girls charged after cat-in-microwave video surfaces
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two 15-year-old girls were issued summonses Monday on cruelty to animals charges after allegedly putting a cat in a microwave oven last week. Police Lt. Frank Clark said the alleged incident, believed to have occurred last Thursday, was brought to police attention after a video was posted on Twitter. Clark said the cat […]
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Unsung Heroes: The Sawyers of Cumberland, Preble Street Sunday stalwarts
CUMBERLAND — In January 2012, the four members of the Sawyer family made a collective New Year’s resolution that was not of the exercise more/eat better/lose weight variety. They decided to do something together on a regular basis as a family, to help others. So they contacted Preble Street in Portland and were soon put […]
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Bath solicitor upholds council's decision to withhold closed-meeting documents from public
BATH — After the City Council last week reversed an earlier decision and decided to disclose to an investigator details of a closed-door discussion about a sale of city-owned property, the city solicitor is determining whether any documents were created that must also be disclosed. But even if such documents exist, attorney Roger Therriault said, […]
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‘Scary night’ for Pingree in Portland Harbor water taxi crash; husband, others injured
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and her husband, financier S. Donald Sussman, were aboard a water taxi involved in a crash with another boat off Portland Harbor on Saturday night. Sussman, majority owner of Maine Today Media, parent company of The Portland Press Herald, suffered head injuries and was treated at Maine Medical Center […]
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Woman hospitalized after Brunswick fire
BRUNSWICK — A 91-year-old woman was hospitalized at Maine Medical Center in Portland after she received third-degree burns over 30 percent of her body in a house fire Wednesday night. Harriet Soulen, of Beech Drive, was listed in serious condition, according to a police statement Wednesday night. Hospital officials could not provide an update on […]
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North Yarmouth fire prompts demand for information from water district
NORTH YARMOUTH — Town officials want more information from the Yarmouth Water District after firefighters encountered a malfunctioning hydrant at the Aug. 29 Wescustogo Hall fire. Arson is not suspected in the fire, which destroyed the six-decade-old centerpiece of the community, but a cause has not been determined. Fire Chief Ricky Plummer has said the […]
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Baxter Boulevard in Portland to reopen Monday
PORTLAND — Motorists will be able to drive the full length of Baxter Boulevard Monday morning, after the city reopens a portion of the street that has been closed for over seven months during a sewer construction project. The 1.4-mile stretch of the boulevard, from Bates Street to Vannah Avenue, will be open to motor […]
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UPDATE: Town will mediate, may regulate, in ongoing clash between Cape Elizabeth gun club, neighbors
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town has hired a lawyer to mediate a long-running dispute between a gun club and its neighbors, and to draft an ordinance for the Town Council to review. During a Town Council meeting Monday, Sept. 9, the council unanimously approved a proposal to hire Portland attorney Ken Cole to meet with […]