TOPSHAM — A School Administrative District 75 budget for next year that proposes a 4.4 percent hike to $34.7 million, resulting in a 4.1 percent tax increase, earned second and final approval in Tuesday’s budget validation referendum. The budget passed 575-162. It was approved in Topsham, 162-62; Harpswell, 192-41; Bowdoin, 66-19; and Bowdoinham, 155-40. SAD […]
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South Portland school budget passes easily
SOUTH PORTLAND — The $43.2 million fiscal year 2014 education budget was passed 591-189 by city voters Tuesday. Voter turnout was 4 percent for the election held at the Community Center, City Clerk Sue Mooney said. Voters also approved continuing the education budget referendums for the next three years by a 465-311 vote. The operations […]
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Portland man indicted on sexual assault charges
PORTLAND — A 31-year-old Portland man was indicted by a grand jury Friday in Cumberland County District Court on two charges of gross sexual assault. Ryan Cook is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl between January 2011 and February 2013. One charge he is facing is a Class A felony punishable by up to […]
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Portland's Downtown District director resigning
PORTLAND — Janis Beitzer, executive director of business-improvement group Portland’s Downtown District, will resign on Friday for personal reasons, according to a PDD press release. “Jan has been an extraordinary asset over the last eight years executing our mission,” PDD President Doug Fuss said in the release. The board of directors has opened up a […]
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Body of missing fisherman found under Portland wharf
PORTLAND — The body of a missing fisherman was found under Custom House Wharf Tuesday morning, City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said. A body tentatively identified as that of George Manning, 66, was found by Portland and South Portland police divers at about 8 a.m. Manning was a local fisherman who was reported missing Monday […]
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Affordable apartments open in Portland's Bayside neighborhood
PORTLAND — The city’s stock of affordable housing got a much-needed boost Monday with the opening of Pearl Place II, a complex of 54 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments at 184 Pearl St. in the Bayside neighborhood. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Mayor Michael Brennan and state Housing Authority Director John Gallagher were on hand […]
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Portland building under scrutiny as bricks rain down
PORTLAND — Work crews welded steel braces onto the side of the State Theatre building Monday afternoon after the aging facade came undone, raining brick and debris onto the street below on Sunday. The cause has not been determined. Representatives of Stone Coast Properties LLC, the company that manages the building, did not return a […]
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Portland thrift shop supports a 'good cause'
PORTLAND — The Good Cause Thrift Shop, on Forest Avenue near Congress Street, is where trendy meets reality. The shop is a treasure trove of carefully-used items, ranging from clothing and dinnerware to books and vinyl records. Profits from their sale go to support financial aid for students of Catherine McAuley High School on Stevens […]
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Fabulous 40th festival
Sidebar Elements The 40th Old Port Festival brought tens of thousands of people downtown on Sunday, June 9. The festival, the traditional kick-off of summer in Portland, got underway with a parade along Exchange Street, including this colorful character. At the Old Port Festival on Sunday, Rich Hirschmann, from Rock Lobster Co., explains the store’s […]
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Class of 2013: Portland, Deering, Casco Bay high schools
Sidebar Elements Two members of the Portland High School Class of 2013 march to their seats on the stage of Merrill Auditorium June 6. Portland High School’s Class of 2013 valedictorian, Alison Savage, awaits word to lead her fellow students into Merrill Auditorium. Class marshals Lilly Worthley and Henry Richards pause in front of the […]