FREEPORT — The green crab population along Maine’s coast has exploded in recent years, with the invasive species devouring acres of once-healthy clam flats. The only organized effort aimed at understanding, and potentially thwarting the demise of the state’s third largest fishery, has until now been a collaboration between Freeport clammers and the town. The state, […]
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Portland ready to revisit Franklin Street redesign
PORTLAND — After a lull of four years, the city is once again looking at plans to revamp Franklin Street, the 3/4-mile thoroughfare that runs between Interstate 295 and Commercial Street. The second phase of a design study kicked off in June with the meeting of a 19-member public advisory committee. The study’s goal is […]
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Sandsations returns to Pine Point Beach
SCARBOROUGH — Registrations are being accepted for the fifth annual Sandsations fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m., Sept. 14, at Pine Point Beach. The sand-sculpting contest raises money for Portland-based Birth Roots, a nonprofit organization that supports families through pregnancy and the first year of parenting with non-clinical programs and events. Teams of up to […]
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Meeting sets stage for Yarmouth bridge replacement
YARMOUTH — A bridge replacement planned for next year will be the subject of a public meeting hosted by the Maine Department of Transportation. The proposed $1.5 million project will replace the support beams and road deck of the North Elm Bridge that spans the Royal River on East Elm Street. The project will last […]
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Free art on Free Street: Civic Center, MECA collaborate on Portland wall
PORTLAND — A barren stretch of concrete along the Free Street facade of the Cumberland County Civic Center may soon be transformed into a work of art. The 140-foot-long wall will be the subject of a Maine College of Art class this fall. Seventeen students in “Inhabit: Explorations in Drawing and Painting in Portland” will […]
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Road races return to Freeport on Sunday
FREEPORT — The Freeport Half Marathon & 5K is returning under new management after a one-year hiatus. The back-to-back races – which start at 9 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., respectively, on Sunday, Sept. 8 – begin and end downtown and follow courses through Freeport and Brunswick. Twenty percent of entry fees will support the The […]
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UNE launches region's first dentistry school in Portland
PORTLAND — The University of New England has opened the first school of dentistry in northern New England and plans to use the school to provide oral health care for rural communities. The College of Dental Medicine campus on Stevens Avenue opened last week, with an inaugural class of 64 students. Dean James Koelbl said […]
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Portland hires new director for West Day Treatment Program
PORTLAND — The School Department has hired special education teacher Susan Joakim to head the West Day Treatment Program. Joakim joined the school system in 2012. Previously, she worked for 15 years in special education at other Maine school districts, including Biddeford and Kennebunk. “Susan Joakim is an energetic and creative leader who will help […]
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With Cumberland County Civic Center lease in jeopardy, Portland Pirates eye Lewiston
PORTLAND — As the Portland Pirates hockey team considered vacating home ice at the the Cumberland County Civic Center, the arena’s board of trustees on Tuesday afternoon called a special meeting for Wednesday morning to address the team’s lease. “The issue on the agenda is simply the Pirates,” Steve Crane, the Civic Center general manager, […]
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Kindergarten preview in Portland
Cindy Rotolo, a kindergarten teacher at East End Community School in Portland, talks to a group of incoming students on Aug. 29 during an introductory session designed to allow the kids to meet teachers and see their classrooms before the first day of school on Sept. 9. East End Community School kindergarten students Anita Raka, […]