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  • Going for the gold in Cumberland

    Jessica Wilson runs "under the rainbow" during the girls' 1,600-meter event during a track meet at Greely High School in Cumberland on May 10. She found the pot of gold at the end, too: Wilson won the race.

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    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:40 pm

  • Cumberland cafe to expand hours, add beer, wine

    CUMBERLAND — Doc's Cafe, which opened a year ago at the corner of Main Street and Tuttle Road, plans to expand its hours three days a week and serve light dinners, gelato, beer and wine. The Town Council unanimously approved vinous and malt liquor licenses for the business on Monday,...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:20 pm

  • Chebeague Island: 4 candidates vie for 2 selectmen seats

    CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The town's first contested secret-ballot election has attracted four candidates for two seats on the Board of Selectmen. On the School Board, meanwhile, incumbent Carol White is uncontested for one of two open seats. Jerry Wiles decided not to seek re-election to t...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm

  • Film on impact of Iraq War deaths to screen in Portland

    PORTLAND — In advance of Memorial Day, which is May 27, Portland will be the site of a screening of a 2010 documentary about how a small Maine town coped with the impact of the Iraq War. Lee, a town of 845 people about 60 miles north of Bangor, was home to two soldiers killed in 2007...

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    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm

  • North Yarmouth village plan meeting on May 23

    NORTH YARMOUTH — With a proposed Town Triangle Village Center Project going to Town Meeting voters June 15, a public meeting on the plan will be held next week. The meeting will be held at the Town Office community meeting room, 10 Village Square Road, at 7 p.m., Thu...

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    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:50 am

  • Yarmouth school chief search to be reopened

    YARMOUTH — Having not found what it considers the best person to serve as the next superintendent of schools, the Yarmouth School Committee announced Tuesday that it will reopen the search. "We interviewed a number of qualified candidates, but did not find the right match," School Co...

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    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:40 am

  • Portland council panel kills proposal for 'Education District'

    PORTLAND — The so-called "Education District" proposed for the city by members of the University Neighborhood Organization will remain just a proposal for the time being. The City Council's Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee tabled the idea indefinitely on May 1....

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Greely Middle School principal to leave in June

    CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 will lose an award-winning administrator when Kimberly Brandt, who has worked in SAD 51 since 1999 and served as principal of Greely Middle School since 2005, becomes assistant superintendent in Regional School Unit 16 on July 1. "It's h...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Transportation plays big role in Portland neighborhood's decline, rise

    PORTLAND — The Libbytown neighborhood, a historic area of the city that was decimated by changes in the transportation system a half century ago, is thriving once again. This time, transportation is helping. The neighborhood, which surrounds Congress Street between Sewall and ...

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:40 am

  • Real-world education: Portland school a model for Expeditionary Learning

    PORTLAND — Building wind turbines, collecting biological data on sea life and writing policy proposals for lawmakers about clean air are usually tasks for engineers, scientists and attorneys. At King Middle School, it's just part of the curriculum. Throughout the school year, ...

    Will Graff • News •
    Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:30 am
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