YARMOUTH — The grass will always be greener at Yarmouth High School, thanks to a swath of newly installed artificial turf at its athletic field. The $1.5 million project, which includes a new press box and wheelchair ramp on the grandstand and resurfacing of the running track, is on schedule and on budget. The work […]
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Opponents of Portland plaza sale seek design suggestions
PORTLAND — The Friends of Congress Square Park, a neighborhood group that opposes the proposed sale of open space at Congress and High streets to developers of the former Eastland Park Hotel, is inviting architects, designers and others to submit their ideas for improving the space. The group will host a design charette on Saturday, […]
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Brunswick man, sons indicted in Portland assault
PORTLAND — Three members of a Brunswick family were indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury and charged with beating another man with a pipe on India Street, leaving the victim with serious injuries. Walter Haycock, 62, and his sons Joshua Haycock, 31, and Justin Haycock, 29, all of Brunswick, were charged with elevated aggravated […]
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New rock climbing gym proposed for Portland
PORTLAND — New Hampshire-based Evolution Rock & Fitness hopes to build a 13,000-plus-square-foot climbing gym in Portland that will absorb the staff and membership of the established Marginal Way Maine Rock Gym. Evolution founder and general manager Hilary Harris on Monday said her organization is partnering with the 19-year-old Maine Rock Gym in the 65 […]
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Popular Portland, South Portland Thai restaurants to expand to Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The owner of Pom’s Thai restaurants in Portland and South Portland is opening her fourth location, the first north of Portland. Pom’s Orchid Thai Restaurant & Bar is expected to open at Foreside Place, 202 U.S. Route 1, in October. The Town Council unanimously approved food and liquor licenses for the restaurant on […]
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Retiring board members stress need to improve Portland school buildings
PORTLAND — Two retiring School Board members this week said the School Department has come a long way in recent years, but plenty of work remains to put the city’s schools on par with the best in the state. Board Chairman Jaimey Caron and member Kate Snyder are relinquishing their at-large seats after spending six […]
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Senate District 19 candidates all say they're ready to work across the aisle
TOPSHAM — The three candidates in the Aug. 27 special election in state Senate District 19 are from different towns and different parties. But they claim a common goal of reaching across party lines to in the Legislature. The three contenders for the seat being vacated by former Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, are Eloise Vitelli […]
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Money pouring into special election in Maine Senate District 19
AUGUSTA — Democrats and Republicans have already poured more than $43,000 into a special election later this month that both parties see as a portent to the 2014 legislative elections. Voters in Senate District 19 head to the polls on Aug. 27 to elect a replacement for former Sen. Seth Goodall of Richmond, a three-term […]
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Despite success of Mumford, big concerts on the Eastern Prom remain a challenge in Portland
PORTLAND — A year after more than 15,000 people packed the city’s Eastern Promenade for the first rock concert ever held there, the event remains fresh in the minds of some who attended. But the promise it created for more festival-type concerts on the Prom has yet to be fulfilled. “I loved seeing Mumford & […]
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Bike sharing faces uphill climb in Portland
PORTLAND — A proposed “bike-share” program has moved closer to becoming reality, based on the results of a recent workshop. But the idea is still in the training-wheel stage. Bike-sharing offers the public free or low-cost access to a shared pool of bicycles for short trips. Riders usually pick up and return the bikes at […]