PORTLAND — The annual Peaks to Portland swim is a long-running city tradition, but many may not know that it’s been happening far longer than 32 years. With this year’s swim in Casco Bay coming up Saturday, organizers are trying to shed light on the event’s history, which goes as far back as the 1920s. […]
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Second SAD 51 board chairman resigns; Cumberland council to fill 2 seats
CUMBERLAND — Upheaval on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors continued Monday when Bill Richards, the remaining co-chairman, resigned because he is moving out of the district. Richards’ action followed the July 1 resignation of the other co-chairman, Jeff Porter, who blamed frustration with the board for his decision to leave with two […]
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Collaboration puts 'rangers' to work in Falmouth woods
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Land Trust has hired two summer interns to lead walks and maintain the town’s nearly 40 miles of conserved trails. Maggie Parrish, a sophomore biology major at Colby College, and Tim Follo, a freshman at Yale University planning to study computer science, started their work as “rangers” in late June and […]
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Going old school: Falmouth Class of '63 reunion brings back memories
FALMOUTH — In 1963, Falmouth High School students knew when it was time to put out their cigarettes. They knew because “the butt bell” rang. It was before all the cancer-causing effects of the nasty habit were known, so students would light up in an open breezeway during a break or after lunch. The students […]
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Blanchard Road paving project underway in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — The reconstruction of about 6,100 feet of Blanchard Road began Monday and could be 90 percent complete by late August, according to Town Manager Bill Shane. The Maine Department of Transportation is funding half of the $1 million project, while Cumberland is paying for the rest in its fiscal 2013 and 2014 budgets. […]
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Portland charter school 'taking shape,' set to open on schedule
PORTLAND — The city’s first charter school is steadily renovating its building near Commercial Street and is on track to open this fall, school officials said this week. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science at 54 York St. still has a long way to go before it will be ready for students. But Kelli Pryor, […]
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Bath city councilor, restaurant owner join race for Goodall’s state Senate seat
BATH — City Councilor David Sinclair and restaurateur Will Neilson of Arrowsic announced that they will seek to become the Democratic Party nominee in a special election to fill the state Senate District 19 seat being vacated by Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond. Neilson, Sinclair, and Eloise Vitelli, a workforce development specialist from Arrowsic who announced […]
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Mayor invites Portland residents to discuss issues, policies
PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan will host an informal public discussion of city policies and issues on Thursday evening, the first of what could be an ongoing series of such forums. “This is a bit of an experiment, and we’re still trying to think through the format,” Brennan said Monday. “But we’d like to try […]
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Old umbrella covers find a home on Peaks Island
PORTLAND — What may be one person’s trash, or at best forgotten on a closet shelf, may be another person’s museum rarity. Just ask Nancy 3. Hoffman, the founder, director and curator of The Umbrella Cover Museum on Peaks Island. (Yes, “3.” is Hoffman’s middle name, she explained. She changed it from “Arlene” 20 years […]
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Portland police arrest 4 more in prostitution sting
PORTLAND — Police made four arrests Sunday night during an undercover operation to combat prostitution in the city’s Parkside neighborhood, Assistant Chief Vern Malloch said Monday. Charged with engaging a prostitute were Robert S. Flagg, 61, of Westbrook; Jose O. Menjiva, 29, of Portland; Christopher C. Pierce, 32, of Naples; and Rumen Shopov, 55, of […]