PORTLAND — Paving of Presumpscot Street between Providence Street and Ocean Avenue could cause delays on Wednesday and Thursday. Work is planned between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., according to a City Hall press release. While two-way traffic will be maintained for most of the work, at times traffic will be reduced to one way […]
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Cumberland council to consider 3.1% sewer rate hike
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council will vote Aug. 26 on a 3.1 percent increase in sewer user fees, which could raise the average monthly fee by $2, from $64 to $66. The town raised the fee by 3.2 percent last August. The new increase would go into effect next month. The increase is geared in […]
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Bus tour brings climate change campaign to Portland
PORTLAND — Half of Maine’s Congressional delegation joined Mayor Michael Brennan on Monday at a Monument Square rally urging public support for a new federal plan to counter climate change. Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, Brennan, civic leaders and business people greeted a bus that’s touring 27 states to promote the plan, […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick school budget change requires vote, no tax hike
BRUNSWICK — There will be no additional tax hike after the Town Council approved changes to the municipal and school budgets on Aug. 8. Residents will have to approve the amended school budget in a referendum on Aug. 20, as required by state law. Councilors had to revisit both budgets after the state approved a […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth block party to celebrate summer
NORTH YARMOUTH — The town celebrates summer with a free block party on Saturday, Aug. 17. The event will be held at the Band Stand on the North Yarmouth Village green on Route 115. DJ Mixx of All Access DJ will provide music, and games and refreshments will be offered. Log onto northyarmouthevents.org for more […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Harbor to be dredged in November
PORTLAND — Like a slow-draining sink, Portland Harbor needs a good scouring now and then. Beginning this November, for the first time in 14 years, the harbor will get one. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hired a Massachusetts company to mechanically dredge about 700,000 cubic feet of sediment, rock and other material from […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough speedway accident kills Steep Falls man
SCARBOROUGH — A Steep Falls man died Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, about an hour after racing concluded. Scarborough Police Detective Sgt. Rick Rouse said Gregory Rowe, 47, fell under a race car trailer being towed by a truck, possibly as he straddled the tongue of the trailer. The incident occurred about 11:30 […]
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Maine sends memorial to Newtown
A memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a gift from the people of Maine, arrives at Portland’s Central Fire Station Saturday afternoon, after stopping first in Freeport and other Maine communities on its way to Newtown, Conn. The memorial, made of granite, concrete and seashells, includes the names of the […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Deploying to Afghanistan
Members of the 133rd Engineer Battalion and 1035th Survey and Design Team of the Maine Army National Guard march to the Portland Expo from the University of Southern Maine on Saturday for their official send-off before departing for Afghanistan. The ceremonies begin inside the Portland Expo. Keith Tibbetts of the 133rd Engineer Battalion holds his […]
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It's lonely at the top
Bella Brien, 13, of Portland, looks toward the crowd for encouragement while she scales a greased pole on Federal Street during the 88th annual St. Peter’s Italian Street Festival on Saturday, Aug. 10.