PORTLAND — A University of Southern Maine student from Portland has written and illustrated a bilingual children’s book that will soon be published – in Japan. Visual arts student Hiroko Fogarty created “Princess Aiko” as a project for a drawing class. The 23-page book will be printed by a Tokyo publisher in July, and is […]
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Portland-New York ship design contract awarded
PORTLAND — The Maine Port Authority has awarded the parent company of Portland Tugboat LLC a contract to design a new type of cargo vessel for shipping between Portland and New York. McAllister Towing & Transportation was selected to design a containerized articulated tug-barge with the help of a $150,000 federal grant awarded to the […]
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Food trucks on a roll as Portland embraces mobile eateries
PORTLAND — The food truck movement is hitting high-profile speed bumps in some major U.S. cities. But in Portland, where the scene is emerging this spring, vendors and city officials say they have an opportunity to succeed where other cities are struggling. “It certainly doesn’t hurt to have seen what has happened in these other […]
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Portland schools get $100K grant
PORTLAND — Three public elementary schools will offer a summer learning program to a total of 135 students, thanks to a grant of nearly $100,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The Hall, Lyseth and Reiche schools will offer the program free of charge to students with academic needs, School Department Chief Academic Officer David […]
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Cumberland County Civic Center offices at new address
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center box office and administrative offices have moved down the block to 48 Free St., at Center Street. According to a press release, the offices will remain at the new address during the remainder of the Civic Center’s renovation, which is now expected to be complete in January. Box […]
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Budget, closing 1 school, expanding another go to SAD 51 voters
CUMBERLAND — Along with deciding whether to adopt next year’s budget, voters in School Administrative District 51 will decide whether to close North Yarmouth Memorial School and move those students to an expanded Greely Middle School. The proposed nearly $31.3 million fiscal 2014 budget, which reflects a more than 2.8 percent increase over the current […]
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North Yarmouth's future could include a town manager
NORTH YARMOUTH — Voters will decide June 11 whether to adopt a revised Town Charter, which calls for the administrative assistant to be replaced by a town manager. The Charter Commission, which also recommends moving Town Meeting from June to April, began its review of the 31-year-old charter last August. The commission found that the […]
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New index predicts 'slow, steady' recovery for Maine real estate
PORTLAND — A new measure of Maine’s real estate industry shows the market still has a long way to go before it recovers from the impact of economic recession, but is beginning to make headway. In a May 22 conference at Holiday Inn by the Bay, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association and the […]
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School budget cuts will be Scarborough Town Council's call
SCARBOROUGH — As he prepared for Thursday night’s special School Board meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Chris Caiazzo said the ultimate revision of the $39 million fiscal year budget rejected by voters on May 14 will come next week from town councilors. Councilors will hold a special 7 p.m. meeting on May 29 for a first […]
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Cape Elizabeth to hold forums on Greenbelt plan
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission has scheduled two public forums to discuss updates to the town’s Greenbelt plan. Discussion at the first meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Town Hall, will center around possible recommendations and goals in the northern half of town, from Scott Dyer and Wells Road north. The second meeting, […]