FALMOUTH — Two teenagers were arrested after they were allegedly found living June 25 in a summer home that did not belong to them. They now face multiple charges of burglary and trespassing in Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth. The owner of the Falmouth house entered the Huston Road home, on the shore of Highland Lake, at […]
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Portland Adult Ed to lease old school, continue search for permanent home
PORTLAND — The School Department has signed a $180,000-per-year lease with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to use the former Cavanaugh School for the Portland Adult Education Program and the West day treatment programs. But the lease will only be a temporary solution for an ongoing problem. The School Board approved the June 25. […]
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Food bank warehouse leaves Portland for Biddeford
PORTLAND — The Good Shepherd Food Bank, which distributes food to 600 hunger relief agencies across the state, has moved its distribution center from Rand Road to Biddeford. Good Shepherd shut its Portland warehouse on June 27 and was scheduled to open in Biddeford on July 2, Communications Manager Clara McConnell Whitney said last week. […]
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Ultimate 'Survivor' motivates Portland life-skills learners
PORTLAND — Some city residents who are learning new skills to survive will get tips on Tuesday from one of the country’s most famous “survivors.” South Portland resident Bob Crowley, who won the 2008 season of reality-TV show “Survivor,” will deliver a motivational talk to about two dozen participants in Tools for Life, a life-skills […]
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Portland School Board approves temporary fix for elementary school overcrowding
PORTLAND — The School Board has approved a plan to alleviate overcrowding at Ocean Avenue Elementary, directing new students to other schools by partially redistricting neighborhoods. On June 25, the board voted unanimously to partition some of the neighborhoods, allowing new students on Ocean Avenue’s outer boundaries to attend East End Community School and Hall […]
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Giffords to bring gun-control campaign to Portland
PORTLAND — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, will visit the city Saturday as part of a cross-country tour promoting anti-gun violence legislation. Giffords and Kelly lead Americans for Responsible Solutions, a political action committee. The Portland stop is one of seven in their “Rights and Responsibilities” tour, […]
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Come early, stay late for Portland Fourth of July events
PORTLAND — This year’s Independence Day celebration at the city’s Eastern Promenade Park will be as American as, well, “American Pie.” Don McLean, who wrote and recorded the iconic 1971 pop hit, will perform with the Portland Symphony Orchestra in its annual “Patriotic Pops” concert in the park on Thursday, July 4. The free concert […]
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Portland hopes to put an end to tobacco litter
PORTLAND — A few months after banning smokers from lighting up in public parks, the city is now trying to stop used cigarettes from getting into streets and waterways. “The butt stops here,” reads a sign in the city’s new anti-tobacco litter campaign, unveiled June 26. The sign, which shows a cigarette butt and a […]
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Portland reveals new ‘fast track’ permitting system
PORTLAND — City officials have introduced a new permitting system they say will separate small-scale home repairs from larger scale projects, and in effect, speed up turnaround times for both types of applications. The system is one of several steps being taken by the city in 2013 to respond to years of criticism that permitting […]
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Scarborough Planning Board OKs bank, tables Haigis Parkway plan
SCARBOROUGH — Biddeford Savings Bank received Planning Board approval Monday for a new branch on U.S. Route 1, while a first step at new development on Haigis Parkway remains on hold. Approval came quickly for the new bank and a coffee shop near the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Hannaford Drive after developers provided […]