NORTH YARMOUTH — The first phase of a town center economic development plan is expected to begin this fall with the thinning of trees near Town Hall. North Yarmouth voters in June approved spending $155,000 for the work, which is designed to turn a triangular area in the center of town into a more visible, […]
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6 Cumberland residents apply for 2 School Board open seats
CUMBERLAND — Six residents have applied for two open seats on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. The Town Council will hold a special meeting Monday, July 29, to publicly interview the applicants, and then may fill the openings. The applicants are Bill Dunnett of Mulberry Lane, Tim Ferris of Turnberry Drive, Stuart […]
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After Zimmerman verdict, Portland groups rally for end to racial profiling, gun violence
PORTLAND — Nearly 200 people added their voices Monday night to the nationwide chorus that has protested racial profiling and gun violence since the July 13 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the man who killed a black 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin, in Florida last year. The crowd gathered at a rally in Monument Square to hear community […]
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Portland school officials seek August vote on revised budget
PORTLAND — Extra state aid is leading school officials to urge the City Council schedule a public referendum in early August on a revised school budget that could restore some jobs. The School Board was scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to send the supplemental school budget to the council. The plan includes an […]
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Portland finalizes 2 business leases at Maine State Pier
PORTLAND — The city last week finalized deals with two companies to expand on the Maine State Pier, steeply increasing business activity at a waterfront site still remembered for two massive development proposals that failed in recent years. Lobster processing company Shucks Maine Lobster will set up shop on the pier, and current tenant Ready […]
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Portland man drowns swimming in Fore River
PORTLAND — A man who died Friday evening, July 19, after he was pulled from the Fore River earlier that day was identified Sunday as 49-year-old Patrick Flynn of Portland. City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg released the information late Sunday afternoon. The South Portland Fire Department went to the Thomas Knight Park dock, underneath the […]
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Trial begins for Scarborough man charged with beating Portland woman
PORTLAND — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Scarborough man accused of severely beating a Portland woman last summer. Eric Gwaro, 28, of Scarborough, faces charges of Class A attempted murder, Class A elevated aggravated assault, Class B aggravated assault and Class E violating conditions of release in relation to what police […]
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Changing the bar: Fizz House adds 'pop' to Portland's Old Port
PORTLAND — It was Friday “happy hour,” and on this sizzling-hot afternoon, the newest bar in the Old Port was already filling with thirsty patrons. Despite the crowd’s obvious youth, head bartender and mixologist Tim Zabihaylo wasn’t asking them for proof of age. Why bother? Zabihaylo was mixing drinks at Vena’s Fizz House, the only […]
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Unsung Hero: Serving is what Barry Compton does
BATH — Barry Compton was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 at age 44. He could have chosen to spend the rest of his life hunkered down at home, trying to minimize his discomfort through medications and weekly visits to the chiropractor’s office. Or he could have chosen to help others. And that’s exactly what […]
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Temporary quarters for Scarborough town clerk
SCARBOROUGH — Renovations have required the town clerk’s office to move into the Council Chambers B. Town Clerk Tody Justice said the addition of a new entrance to the office at Town Hall should be completed in about two weeks and she expects the temporary shift to last through Aug. 9. The move affects anyone […]